 |
|||||||
 |
|||||||
| For RATING SHIRTS - Click on your Rating Abbreviation below: | |||||||
U.S.S. CRITTENDEN
(APA-77)THE GALLOPING GHOST OF THE CHINA COAST
Click to view crew list
APA-77 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a APA-77 Shellback Initiation | Add a APA-77 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAY | 1943 | - | Shellback Initiation - 16 MAY 1943 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| NOV | 1944 | - | Launch Date: 6 NOV 1944 | ||
| JAN | 1945 | - | Commissioned: 17 JAN 1945 | ||
| APR | 1945 | - | Shellback Initiation - 12 APR 1945 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| AUG | 1946 | - | Decommissioned: 28 AUG 1946 | ||
APA-77 General Specifications
Class: Gilliam-class attack transport
Named for: Counties in Arkansas and Kentucky
Displacement: 4247 tons
Length: 426 feet
Beam: 58 feet
Draft: 16 feet
Final Disposition: Scuttled after an explosives test 6 October 1947