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USS THOMAS STONE

(APA-29)

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APA-29 Deployments - Major Events

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Month Year to Month Year Deployment / Event
AUG 1940 Keel Date: 12 AUG 1940
at Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. Newport News VA
MAY 1941 Launch Date: 1 MAY 1941
MAY 1942 Commissioned: 18 MAY 1942
APR 1944 Decommissioned: 1 APR 1944

APA-29 General Specifications

Class: President Jackson-class attack transport

Named for: Thomas Stone

Complement: 58 Officers and 535 Enlisted

Displacement: 11670 tons

Length: 491 feet

Beam: 64 feet 6 inches

Flank Speed: 16 Knots

Final Disposition: Scrapped