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USS TORRANCE
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AKA-76 Deployments - Major Events
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| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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| APR | 1944 | Keel Date: 1 APR 1944 at North Carolina Shipbuilding Company Wilmington NC |
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| JUN | 1944 | Launch Date: 6 JUN 1944 | |||
| NOV | 1944 | Commissioned: 18 NOV 1944 | |||
| JUN | 1946 | Decommissioned: 20 JUN 1946 | |||
AKA-76 General Specifications
Class: Tolland-class attack cargo ship
Named for: Torrance County
Complement: 395 Officers and Enlisted
Displacement: 14160 tons
Length: 459 feet 2 inches
Beam: 63 feet
Flank Speed: 16 Knots
Final Disposition: Sold into merchant service 1948
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