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U.S.S. BULL
(APD-78)Click to view crew list
APD-78 Deployments - Major Events
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| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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| DEC | 1942 | - | Keel Date: 15 DEC 1942 at Defoe Shipbuilding Company Bay City MI | ||
| MAR | 1943 | - | Launch Date: 23 MAR 1943 | ||
| AUG | 1943 | - | Commissioned: 12 AUG 1943 | ||
| JUN | 1947 | - | Decommissioned: 5 JUN 1947 | ||
APD-78 General Specifications
Class: Buckley-class destroyer escort
Named for: Richard Bull
Displacement: 1400 tons
Length: 306 feet
Beam: 37 feet
Draft: 13 feet 6 in
Final Disposition: Sold to Taiwan 12 July 1966