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U.S.S. GRAFTON

(APA-109)


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APA-109 Deployments - Major Events

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Month Year to Month Year Deployment / Event
MAR1944-Keel Date: 3 MAR 1944
at Western Pipe & Steel
AUG1944-Launch Date: 10 AUG 1944
JAN1945-Commissioned: 5 JAN 1945
MAY1946-Decommissioned: 16 MAY 1946

APA-109 General Specifications

Class: Bayfield-class attack transport

Named for: A county in New Hampshire

Complement: 51 Officers and 524 Enlisted

Displacement: 8100 tons

Length: 492 feet

Beam: 69 feet 6 inches

Flank Speed: 18 knots

Final Disposition: Scrapped 28 May 1974