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U.S.S. LAMAR
(APA-47)Click to view crew list
APA-47 Deployments - Major Events
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Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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MAR | 1943 | - | Keel Date: 31 MAR 1943 at Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula MS | ||
AUG | 1943 | - | Launch Date: 28 AUG 1943 | ||
APR | 1944 | - | JUN | 1944 | Commisioning |
APR | 1944 | - | Commissioned: 6 APR 1944 | ||
MAR | 1946 | - | Decommissioned: 7 MAR 1946 |
APA-47 General Specifications
Class: Bayfield-class attack transport
Named for: Counties in Alabama
Complement: 581 Officers and Enlisted
Displacement: 7845 tons
Length: 492 feet
Beam: 69 feet 6 inches
Flank Speed: 18 Knots
Final Disposition: Sold 3 July 1946