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U.S.S. FREDERICK FUNSTON
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APA-89 Deployments - Major Events
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Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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SEP | 1941 | - | Launch Date: 27 SEP 1941 | ||
APR | 1943 | - | Commissioned: 24 APR 1943 | ||
APR | 1943 | - | DEC | 1943 | West Africa |
AUG | 1944 | - | Shellback Initiation - 29 AUG 1944 - Pacific Ocean | ||
JAN | 1945 | - | MAR | 1945 | Middle Pacific |
SEP | 1946 | - | SEP | 1946 | Middle Pacific |
FEB | 1955 | - | FEB | 1955 | Alaska |
APA-89 General Specifications
Class: Frederick Funston-class attack transport
Named for: General Frederick Funston
Complement: 576 Officers and Enlisted
Displacement: 7000 tons
Length: 492 feet
Beam: 69 feet 6 inches
Flank Speed: 16 knots
Final Disposition: Scrapped 1969