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USS CUSTER
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APA-40 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a APA-40 Shellback Initiation | Add a APA-40 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOV | 1942 | Launch Date: 6 NOV 1942 | |||
| JUL | 1943 | Commissioned: 18 JUL 1943 | |||
| OCT | 1944 | - | Shellback Initiation - 1 OCT 1944 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| MAY | 1946 | Decommissioned: 24 MAY 1946 | |||
APA-40 General Specifications
Class: Bayfield-class attack transport
Named for: Counties in Colorado
Complement: 51 Officers and 524 Enlisted
Length: 492 feet
Beam: 69 feet 6 inches
Draft: 26 feet 6 in
Final Disposition: Sold for commercial service in 1948
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