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USS BANNER

(APA-60)

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APA-60 Deployments - Major Events

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Month Year to Month Year Deployment / Event
MAY 1944 Launch Date: 3 MAY 1944
SEP 1944 Commissioned: 16 SEP 1944
AUG 1946 Decommissioned: 27 AUG 1946

APA-60 General Specifications

Class: Gilliam-class attack transport

Named for: Banner is a county in Nebraska

Displacement: 4247 tons

Length: 426 feet

Beam: 58 feet

Draft: 16 feet

Final Disposition: Scuttled off Kwajalein 16 February 1948 after use as a target in Operation Crossroads