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U.S.S. PRESIDENT JACKSON
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APA-18 Deployments - Major Events
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| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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| OCT | 1939 | - | Keel Date: 2 OCT 1939 at Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. Newport News VA | ||
| JUN | 1940 | - | Launch Date: 7 JUN 1940 | ||
| JAN | 1942 | - | Commissioned: 16 JAN 1942 | ||
| JAN | 1945 | - | JAN | 1946 | Panama Canal |
| JUL | 1955 | - | Decommissioned: 6 JUL 1955 | ||
APA-18 General Specifications
Class: President Jackson-class attack transport
Named for: President Andrew Jackson
Complement: 35 Officers and 477 Enlisted
Displacement: 9500 tons
Length: 491 feet 10 inches
Beam: 69 feet 6 inches
Flank Speed: 17 knots
Final Disposition: Sold for scrap 23 April 1973