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U.S.S. AMESBURY
(APD-46)Click to view crew list
APD-46 Deployments - Major Events
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| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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| MAR | 1943 | - | Keel Date: 8 MAR 1943 at Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation Hingham MA | ||
| JUN | 1943 | - | Launch Date: 5 JUN 1943 | ||
| AUG | 1943 | - | Commissioned: 30 AUG 1943 | ||
| JUL | 1946 | - | Decommissioned: 3 JUL 1946 | ||
APD-46 General Specifications
Class: Buckley-class destroyer escort
Complement: 15 Officers and 198 Enlisted
Displacement: 1400 tons
Length: 306 feet
Beam: 37 feet
Draft: 9 feet 6 in
Range: 3 700 Nautical Miles
Final Disposition: Sold for scrap 24 October 1962Sank under tow off Key West