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U.S.S. BERRIEN

(APA-62)

THE MIGHTY B

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APA-62 Deployments - Major Events

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Month Year to Month Year Deployment / Event
FEB1944-Keel Date: 23 FEB 1944
at Consolidated Steel Corporation Orange TX
MAY1944-Launch Date: 20 MAY 1944
OCT1944-Commissioned: 8 OCT 1944
JUN1945-Shellback Initiation - 10 JUN 1945 - Pacific Ocean
MAY1946-Decommissioned: 17 MAY 1946

APA-62 General Specifications

Class: Gilliam-class attack transport

Named for: Counties in Georgia and Michigan

Displacement: 4247 tons

Length: 426 feet

Beam: 58 feet

Draft: 16 feet

Final Disposition: Sold for scrapping 17 May 1966