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U.S.S. BANDERA
(APA-131)Click to view crew list
APA-131 Deployments - Major Events
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| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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| JUL | 1944 | - | Keel Date: 23 JUL 1944 at CA Shipbuilding Corporation Wilmington CA | ||
| OCT | 1944 | - | Launch Date: 6 OCT 1944 | ||
| DEC | 1944 | - | Commissioned: 6 DEC 1944 | ||
| JAN | 1945 | - | MAY | 1945 | Philippines liberation |
| JUN | 1945 | - | Shellback Initiation - 4 JUN 1945 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| DEC | 1945 | - | FEB | 1946 | Middle Pacific |
| MAY | 1946 | - | Decommissioned: 7 MAY 1946 | ||
APA-131 General Specifications
Complement: 56 Officers and 480 Enlisted
Displacement: 6873 tons
Length: 455 feet
Beam: 62 feet
Draft: 24 feet
Flank Speed: 17 knots