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U.S.S. SUMTER
(APA-52)Click to view crew list
APA-52 Deployments - Major Events
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Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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APR | 1942 | - | Keel Date: 3 APR 1942 at Gulf Shipbuilding | ||
OCT | 1942 | - | Launch Date: 4 OCT 1942 | ||
SEP | 1943 | - | Commissioned: 1 SEP 1943 | ||
FEB | 1944 | - | Shellback Initiation - 7 FEB 1944 - Pacific Ocean | ||
MAR | 1946 | - | Decommissioned: 19 MAR 1946 |
APA-52 General Specifications
Class: Sumter-class attack transport
Named for: Thomas Sumter
Complement: 39 Officers and 410 Enlisted
Displacement: 13910 tons
Length: 468 feet 8 inches
Beam: 63 feet
Flank Speed: 16 Knots
Final Disposition: Scrapped October 1978