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U.S.S. DAWSON

(APA-79)


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APA-79 Deployments - Major Events

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Month Year to Month Year Deployment / Event
NOV1944-Launch Date: 27 NOV 1944
FEB1945-Commissioned: 4 FEB 1945
SEP1946-Decommissioned: 20 SEP 1946

APA-79 General Specifications

Class: Gilliam-class attack transport

Named for: Counties in Georgia

Displacement: 4247 tons

Length: 426 feet

Beam: 58 feet

Draft: 16 feet

Final Disposition: Sunk as target by USS Helena (CA-75) 19 April 1948