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APA-69 Carlisle

Gilliam Class Attack Transport: Laid down as a Maritime Commission type (S4-SE2-BD1) hull, under a Maritime Commission contract, at Consolidated Steel Corp, Wilmington, CA.; Launched, 30 July 1944; Acquired by the Navy from the Maritime Commission 28 November 1944; Commissioned USS Carlisle (APA-69), 29 November 1944; Carlisle was assigned to Operation Crossroads as a target vessel in July 1946; Decommissioned at Bikini atoll (date unknown); Struck from the Naval Register (date unknown); Final Disposition, sunk, 1 July 1946, by Test Able at Bikini Atoll.

Specifications: Displacement 4,247 t.(lt), 7,080 t.(fl); Length 426'; Beam 58'; Draft 16'; Speed 16.9kts; Complement 27 Officers 295 Enlisted; Troop Capacity 47 Officers, 802 Enlisted; Cargo Capacity 85,000 cu. ft., 600 t.; Armament 1 single 5"/38 dual purpose gun mount, 4 twin 40mm gun mounts, 10 single 20mm gun mounts; Propulsion Westinghouse turbo-electric drive, 2 boilers, 2 propellers, Design shaft horsepower 6,000.

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	89k	Carlisle (APA-69), date and place unknown.		Tom Law for his father Ellis "Elwood" Law USS Carlisle crew member

View the Carlisle (APA-69)
DANFS history entry located on the Haze Gray & Underway Web Site.

Crew Contact And Reunion Information
U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation
Fleet Reserve Association

Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
Operation Crossroads: Bikini Atoll
Bikini Atoll underwater photos of Carlisle

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