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U.S.S. MENDOCINO
(APA-100)ALL HANDS OFF
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APA-100 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a APA-100 Shellback Initiation | Add a APA-100 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEP | 1943 | - | Keel Date: 20 SEP 1943 at Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula MS | ||
| JAN | 1944 | - | DEC | 1946 | Middle Pacific |
| FEB | 1944 | - | Launch Date: 11 FEB 1944 | ||
| OCT | 1944 | - | Commissioned: 31 OCT 1944 | ||
| DEC | 1944 | - | APR | 1946 | Panama Canal |
| FEB | 1946 | - | Decommissioned: 27 FEB 1946 | ||
APA-100 General Specifications
Class: Bayfield-class attack transport
Named for: A county in northern California along the Pacific coast
Complement: 51 Officers and 524 Enlisted
Displacement: 8100 tons
Length: 492 feet
Beam: 69 feet 6 inches
Flank Speed: 18 knots
Final Disposition: Scrapped 1973