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U.S.S. CATRON
(APA-71)Click to view crew list
APA-71 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a APA-71 Shellback Initiation | Add a APA-71 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUG | 1944 | - | Launch Date: 28 AUG 1944 | ||
| NOV | 1944 | - | Commissioned: 28 NOV 1944 | ||
| SEP | 1945 | - | OCT | 1945 | Japanese POW Transport back to San Francisco |
| AUG | 1946 | - | Decommissioned: 29 AUG 1946 | ||
APA-71 General Specifications
Class: Gilliam-class attack transport
Complement: 27 Officers and 295 Enlisted
Displacement: 4247 tons
Length: 426 feet
Beam: 58 feet
Draft: 16 feet
Final Disposition: Sunk as a target 6 May 1948