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U.S.S. BRACKEN
(APA-64)Click to view crew list
APA-64 Deployments - Major Events
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| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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| MAR | 1944 | - | Keel Date: 13 MAR 1944 at Consolidated Steel Corporation Orange TX | ||
| JUN | 1944 | - | Launch Date: 10 JUN 1944 | ||
| OCT | 1944 | - | Commissioned: 4 OCT 1944 | ||
| AUG | 1946 | - | Decommissioned: 29 AUG 1946 | ||
APA-64 General Specifications
Class: Gilliam-class attack transport
Named for: A county in northeastern Kentucky
Displacement: 4247 tons
Length: 426 feet
Beam: 58 feet
Draft: 16 feet
Final Disposition: Scuttled off Kwajalein 10 March 1948 after use as a target in Operation Crossroads