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APA-66 Brule

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons


Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - China Service Medal (extended) - American Campaign Medal
Bottom Row - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp)
Gilliam Class Attack Transport
  • Laid down, 10 April 1944, as a Maritime Commission type (S4-SE2-BD1) hull under Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 1859) at Consolidated Steel Corp, Wilmington, CA.
  • Launched 30 June 1944
  • Commissioned USS Brule (APA-66), 31 October 1944, Cmdr. Edward Fluhr in command
  • Brule was assigned to Operation Crossroads as a target vessel during July and August 1946
  • Decommissioned at Kwajalein Atoll, 29 August 1946
  • Final Disposition, sunk as a target off Kwajalein, 11 May 1948
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 28 May 1948
    Specifications:
    Displacement 4,247 t.(lt), 7,080 t.(fl)
    Length 426'
    Beam 58'
    Draft 16'
    Speed 16.9 kts.
    Complement
    27 Officers
    295 Enlisted
    Troop Accommodations
    47 Officers
    802 Enlisted
    Cargo Capacity 85,000 cu. ft., 600 t.
    Armament
    1 single 5"/38 dual purpose gun mount
    4 twin 40mm AA gun mounts
    10 single 20mm AA gun mounts
    Propulsion
    Westinghouse turbo-electric drive
    2 boilers
    2 propellers, design shaft horsepower 6,000
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    Brule 53k Brule (APA-66) at anchor, date and location unknown. Terry Sears
    Brule 27k Brule (APA-66), probably Boat Division, date and location unknown. Terry Sears
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    DANFS history entry located at the US Naval Historical Center web site
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation
    Fleet Reserve Association
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
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