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U.S.S. TANGIER
(AV-8)Click to view crew list
AV-8 Deployments - Major Events
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| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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| MAR | 1939 | - | Keel Date: 18 MAR 1939 at Union Minerals & Alloys Corporation | ||
| SEP | 1940 | - | Launch Date: 15 SEP 1940 | ||
| AUG | 1941 | - | Commissioned: 25 AUG 1941 | ||
| AUG | 1943 | - | Shellback Initiation - 31 AUG 1943 - Pacific Ocean | ||
AV-8 General Specifications
Complement: 1075 Officers and Enlisted
Displacement: 11760 tons
Length: 492 feet 1 inches
Beam: 69 feet 6 inches
Draft: 23 feet 9 in
Flank Speed: 18 Knots