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USS TAZEWELL
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APA-209 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a APA-209 Shellback Initiation | Add a APA-209 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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| JUN | 1944 | Keel Date: 2 JUN 1944 at Permanente Metals |
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| AUG | 1944 | Launch Date: 22 AUG 1944 | |||
| OCT | 1944 | Commissioned: 25 OCT 1944 | |||
| DEC | 1946 | Decommissioned: 27 DEC 1946 | |||
APA-209 General Specifications
Class: Haskell-class attack transport
Named for: Counties in Illinois and Virginia
Displacement: 7190 tons
Length: 455 feet
Beam: 62 feet
Draft: 24 feet
Final Disposition: Scrapped 1972








