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U.S.S. BRULE

(APA-66)


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APA-66 Deployments - Major Events

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Month Year to Month Year Deployment / Event
APR1944-Keel Date: 10 APR 1944
at Consolidated Steel Corporation Orange TX
JUN1944-Launch Date: 30 JUN 1944
OCT1944-Commissioned: 31 OCT 1944
MAY1945-Shellback Initiation - 13 MAY 1945 - Atlantic Ocean
AUG1946-Decommissioned: 29 AUG 1946

APA-66 General Specifications

Class: Gilliam-class attack transport

Named for: A county in South Dakota

Displacement: 4247 tons

Length: 426 feet

Beam: 58 feet

Draft: 16 feet

Final Disposition: Sunk as a target off Kwajalein 11 May 1948 after use as a target in Operation Crossroads