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U.S.S. KEPHART

(APD-61)


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APD-61 Deployments - Major Events

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Month Year to Month Year Deployment / Event
SEP1943-Launch Date: 6 SEP 1943
JAN1944-Commissioned: 7 JAN 1944
JUN1946-Decommissioned: 21 JUN 1946

APD-61 General Specifications

Class: Buckley-class destroyer escort

Named for: William P. Kephart

Complement: 186 Officers and Enlisted

Displacement: 1400 tons

Length: 306 feet

Beam: 36 feet 10 inches

Flank Speed: 24 knots

Final Disposition: Transferred to South Korea 16 May 1967