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U.S.S. BLESSMAN
(APD-48)THE SHIP THE JAPANESE
COULD NOT SINK
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APD-48 Deployments - Major Events
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| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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| MAR | 1943 | - | Keel Date: 22 MAR 1943 at Bethlehem Steel Quincy MA | ||
| JUN | 1943 | - | Launch Date: 19 JUN 1943 | ||
| SEP | 1943 | - | Commissioned: 19 SEP 1943 | ||
| JAN | 1947 | - | Decommissioned: 15 JAN 1947 | ||
APD-48 General Specifications
Class: Buckley-class destroyer escort
Named for: Edward Martin Blessman
Displacement: 1400 tons
Length: 306 feet
Beam: 37 feet
Draft: 9 feet 6 in
Range: 3 700 Nautical Miles
Final Disposition: Transferred to Taiwan 3 July 1967