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U.S.S. DADE
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APA-99 Deployments - Major Events
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Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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NOV | 1943 | - | Keel Date: 2 NOV 1943 at Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula MS | ||
JAN | 1944 | - | Launch Date: 14 JAN 1944 | ||
NOV | 1944 | - | Commissioned: 11 NOV 1944 | ||
APR | 1945 | - | APR | 1945 | Okinawa |
FEB | 1946 | - | Decommissioned: 25 FEB 1946 |
APA-99 General Specifications
Class: Bayfield-class attack transport
Named for: Counties in Florida
Complement: 51 Officers and 524 Enlisted
Displacement: 8100 tons
Length: 492 feet
Beam: 69 feet 6 inches
Flank Speed: 18 knots
Final Disposition: Unknown