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U.S.S. MERAPI
(AF-38)ONE FOR ALL - ALL FOR ONE
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AF-38 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a AF-38 Shellback Initiation | Add a AF-38 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUG | 1944 | - | Keel Date: 14 AUG 1944 | ||
| OCT | 1944 | - | Launch Date: 4 OCT 1944 | ||
| MAR | 1945 | - | Commissioned: 21 MAR 1945 | ||
| APR | 1957 | - | Shellback Initiation - 16 APR 1957 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| JAN | 1959 | - | Decommissioned: 18 JAN 1959 | ||
AF-38 General Specifications
Complement: 84 Officers and Enlisted
Displacement: 3139 tons
Length: 338 feet
Beam: 50 feet
Draft: 18 feet
Flank Speed: 12 kts