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APA-82 Fergus

Gilliam Class Attack Transport: Laid down under Maritime Commission contract, (MC standard type T. S4-SE2-BD1) at Consolidated Steel Corp, Wilmington Ca.; Launched 24 December 1944; Aquired by the Navy 19 February 1945; Commissioned USS Fergus (APA-82), 20 February 1945; Decommissioned 25 June 1946 at Pearl Harbor; Towed to San Francisco, returned to the Maritime Commission 4 September 1947 for disposal; Final Disposition, 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
	29k	-		Jack Drake, ex crewmember

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

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