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U.S.S. HANSFORD

(APA-106)

EAGER BEAVER

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APA-106 Deployments - Major Events

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Month Year to Month Year Deployment / Event
AUG1943-Shellback Initiation - 21 AUG 1943 - Pacific Ocean
DEC1943-Keel Date: 10 DEC 1943
at Western Pipe & Steel
APR1944-Launch Date: 25 APR 1944
OCT1944-Commissioned: 12 OCT 1944
JUN1946-Decommissioned: 14 JUN 1946

APA-106 General Specifications

Class: Bayfield-class attack transport

Named for: A county in Texas

Complement: 51 Officers and 524 Enlisted

Displacement: 8100 tons

Length: 492 feet

Beam: 69 feet 6 inches

Flank Speed: 18 knots

Final Disposition: Scrapped May 1973