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U.S.S. CHEPACHET
(AO-78)Click to view crew list
AO-78 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a AO-78 Shellback Initiation | Add a AO-78 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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| NOV | 1942 | - | Keel Date: 1 NOV 1942 at Sun Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Chester PA | ||
| JAN | 1943 | - | DEC | 1945 | Middle Pacific |
| MAR | 1943 | - | Launch Date: 10 MAR 1943 | ||
| APR | 1943 | - | Commissioned: 27 APR 1943 | ||
| JUL | 1944 | - | Shellback Initiation - 21 JUL 1944 - Indian Ocean | ||
| MAY | 1946 | - | Decommissioned: 15 MAY 1946 | ||
AO-78 General Specifications
Complement: 232 Officers and Enlisted
Displacement: 5782 tons
Length: 523 feet 6 inches
Beam: 68 feet
Draft: 30 feet
Flank Speed: 15 Knots