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APA-76 Crenshaw

Gilliam Class Attack Transport: Laid down under as a Maritime Commission type (S4-SE2-BD1) hull under a Maritime Commission contract, at Consolidated Steel Corp, Wilmington CA.; Launched, 27 October 1944; Acquired by the Navy from the Maritime Commission, 3 January 1945; Commissioned USS Crenshaw (APA-76), 4 January 1945; Decommissioned, 19 April 1946 at Seattle WA; Struck from the Naval Register, (date unknown); Returned to the Maritime Commission for disposal, 30 June 1946; Final Disposition, fate unknown.

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.

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description		Contributed By
	89k	Okinawa, c. July-August 1945		Al Kambestad crewmember 1945-46

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

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