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U.S.S. LAMAR

(APA-47)


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APA-47 Deployments - Major Events

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Month Year to Month Year Deployment / Event
MAR1943-Keel Date: 31 MAR 1943
at Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula MS
AUG1943-Launch Date: 28 AUG 1943
APR1944-JUN1944Commisioning
APR1944-Commissioned: 6 APR 1944
MAR1946-Decommissioned: 7 MAR 1946

APA-47 General Specifications

Class: Bayfield-class attack transport

Named for: Counties in Alabama

Complement: 581 Officers and Enlisted

Displacement: 7845 tons

Length: 492 feet

Beam: 69 feet 6 inches

Flank Speed: 18 Knots

Final Disposition: Sold 3 July 1946