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U.S.S. DORCHESTER
(APB-46)Click to view crew list
APB-46 Deployments - Major Events
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| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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| APR | 1945 | - | Launch Date: 12 APR 1945 | ||
| JUN | 1945 | - | Commissioned: 15 JUN 1945 | ||
| OCT | 1946 | - | Decommissioned: 16 OCT 1946 | ||
APB-46 General Specifications
Class: LST-542-class tank landing ship
Named for: Dorchester County
Complement: 151 Officers and Enlisted
Displacement: 2189 tons
Length: 328 feet
Beam: 50 feet
Flank Speed: 12 knots
Final Disposition: Sold for conversion to a fish processing vessel 1 August 1974