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U.S.S. CRITTENDEN
(APA-77)THE GALLOPING GHOST OF THE CHINA COAST
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APA-77 Deployments - Major Events
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Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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MAY | 1943 | - | Shellback Initiation - 16 MAY 1943 - Pacific Ocean | ||
NOV | 1944 | - | Launch Date: 6 NOV 1944 | ||
JAN | 1945 | - | Commissioned: 17 JAN 1945 | ||
APR | 1945 | - | Shellback Initiation - 12 APR 1945 - Pacific Ocean | ||
AUG | 1946 | - | Decommissioned: 28 AUG 1946 |
APA-77 General Specifications
Class: Gilliam-class attack transport
Named for: Counties in Arkansas and Kentucky
Displacement: 4247 tons
Length: 426 feet
Beam: 58 feet
Draft: 16 feet
Final Disposition: Scuttled after an explosives test 6 October 1947