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U.S.S. KEPHART
(APD-61)Click to view crew list
APD-61 Deployments - Major Events
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| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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| SEP | 1943 | - | Launch Date: 6 SEP 1943 | ||
| JAN | 1944 | - | Commissioned: 7 JAN 1944 | ||
| JUN | 1946 | - | 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