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U.S.S. NEW KENT

(APA-217)

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APA-217 Deployments - Major Events

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Month Year to Month Year Deployment / Event
JUL1944-Keel Date: 11 JUL 1944
at Permanente Metals Corporation
OCT1944-Launch Date: 12 OCT 1944
NOV1944-Commissioned: 22 NOV 1944
JAN1945-JAN1946Middle Pacific
JUL1949-Decommissioned: 29 JUL 1949

APA-217 General Specifications

Complement: 56 Officers and 480 Enlisted

Displacement: 6873 tons

Length: 455 feet

Beam: 62 feet

Draft: 24 feet

Flank Speed: 18 knots