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USS BRISCOE
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APA-65 Deployments - Major Events
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| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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| MAR | 1944 | Keel Date: 29 MAR 1944 at Consolidated Steel Corporation Orange TX |
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| JUN | 1944 | Launch Date: 19 JUN 1944 | |||
| OCT | 1944 | Commissioned: 29 OCT 1944 | |||
| AUG | 1946 | Decommissioned: 29 AUG 1946 | |||
APA-65 General Specifications
Class: Gilliam-class attack transport
Named for: A county in Texas
Displacement: 4247 tons
Length: 426 feet
Beam: 58 feet
Draft: 16 feet
Final Disposition: Sunk by USS Duluth (CL-87) off Kwajalein 6 May 1948 after use as a target in Operation Crossroads
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