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U.S.S. BOTETOURT
(APA-136)Click to view crew list
APA-136 Deployments - Major Events
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Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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AUG | 1944 | - | Keel Date: 22 AUG 1944 at CA Shipbuilding Corporation Wilmington CA | ||
OCT | 1944 | - | Launch Date: 19 OCT 1944 | ||
JAN | 1945 | - | Commissioned: 31 JAN 1945 | ||
APR | 1945 | - | Shellback Initiation - 17 APR 1945 - Pacific Ocean | ||
APR | 1956 | - | Decommissioned: 27 APR 1956 |
APA-136 General Specifications
Complement: 56 Officers and 480 Enlisted
Displacement: 6873 tons
Length: 455 feet
Beam: 62 feet
Draft: 24 feet
Flank Speed: 17 knots