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USS BLESSMAN
(APD-48)The Ship the Japanese
Could Not Sink
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APD-48 Deployments - Major Events
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| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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| MAR | 1943 | Keel Date: 22 MAR 1943 at Bethlehem Steel Quincy MA |
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| JUN | 1943 | Launch Date: 19 JUN 1943 | |||
| SEP | 1943 | Commissioned: 19 SEP 1943 | |||
| JAN | 1947 | Decommissioned: 15 JAN 1947 | |||
APD-48 General Specifications
Class: Buckley-class destroyer escort
Named for: Edward Martin Blessman
Displacement: 1400 tons
Length: 306 feet
Beam: 37 feet
Draft: 9 feet 6 in
Range: 3 700 Nautical Miles
Final Disposition: Transferred to Taiwan 3 July 1967
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