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U.S.S. MERAPI

(AF-38)

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AF-38 Deployments - Major Events

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Month Year to Month Year Deployment / Event
AUG1944-Keel Date: 14 AUG 1944
OCT1944-Launch Date: 4 OCT 1944
MAR1945-Commissioned: 21 MAR 1945
APR1957-Shellback Initiation - 16 APR 1957 - Pacific Ocean
JAN1959-Decommissioned: 18 JAN 1959

AF-38 General Specifications

Complement: 84 Officers and Enlisted

Displacement: 3139 tons

Length: 338 feet

Beam: 50 feet

Draft: 18 feet

Flank Speed: 12 kts