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U.S.S. PREISDENT HAYES
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APA-20 Deployments - Major Events
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Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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DEC | 1939 | - | Keel Date: 26 DEC 1939 at Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. Newport News VA | ||
OCT | 1940 | - | Launch Date: 4 OCT 1940 | ||
DEC | 1941 | - | Commissioned: 15 DEC 1941 | ||
FEB | 1945 | - | Shellback Initiation - 19 FEB 1945 - Pacific Ocean | ||
JUN | 1949 | - | Decommissioned: 30 JUN 1949 |
APA-20 General Specifications
Class: President Jackson-class attack transport
Complement: 36 Officers and 477 Enlisted
Displacement: 9500 tons
Length: 491 feet 10 inches
Beam: 69 feet 6 inches
Draft: 26 feet 6 in
Final Disposition: Sold for scrap February 1973