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U.S.S. ODUM

(APD-71)


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APD-71 Deployments - Major Events

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Month Year to Month Year Deployment / Event
OCT1943-Keel Date: 15 OCT 1943
at Consolidated Steel Corporation Orange TX
JAN1944-Launch Date: 19 JAN 1944
JAN1945-Commissioned: 12 JAN 1945
NOV1946-Decommissioned: 15 NOV 1946

APD-71 General Specifications

Class: Charles Lawrence-class high-speed transport

Named for: Fireman First Class Joseph R. Odum (1913-1942)

Complement: 186 Officers and Enlisted

Displacement: 1400 tons

Length: 306 feet

Beam: 36 feet 10 inches

Flank Speed: 24 knots

Range: 6 000 nautical miles

Final Disposition:Transferred to Chile