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U.S.S. BARNSTABLE
(APA-93)LUCKY B
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APA-93 Deployments - Major Events
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Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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MAY | 1943 | - | Keel Date: 6 MAY 1943 at Western Pipe & Steel | ||
AUG | 1943 | - | Launch Date: 5 AUG 1943 | ||
MAY | 1944 | - | Commissioned: 22 MAY 1944 | ||
AUG | 1944 | - | JAN | 1945 | Middle Pacific |
MAR | 1945 | - | SEP | 1945 | Middle Pacific |
MAR | 1946 | - | Decommissioned: 24 MAR 1946 |
APA-93 General Specifications
Class: Bayfield-class attack transport
Named for: A county in southeastern Massachusetts
Complement: 478 Officers and Enlisted
Displacement: 8591 tons
Length: 492 feet
Beam: 69 feet 6 inches
Flank Speed: 18 knots
Final Disposition: Scrapped March 1973