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U.S.S. BURLESON

(APA-67)


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APA-67 Deployments - Major Events

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Month Year to Month Year Deployment / Event
APR1944-Keel Date: 22 APR 1944
JUL1944-Launch Date: 11 JUL 1944
NOV1944-Commissioned: 8 NOV 1944
JAN1945-Shellback Initiation - 31 JAN 1945 - Pacific Ocean
JUN1946-SEP1946Operation Crossroads
NOV1946-Decommissioned: 9 NOV 1946

APA-67 General Specifications

Class: Gilliam-class attack transport

Complement: 220 Officers and Enlisted

Displacement: 7000 tons

Length: 426 feet

Beam: 58 feet

Draft: 16 feet

Final Disposition: Sold in 1971