USS Dawson (APA-79)
USS Dawson (APA-79) was a Gilliam-class attack transport that served with the US Navy during World War II. Commissioned late in the war, she was initially assigned to transport duties and consequently did not participate in combat operations. Dawson (APA-79) was named after counties in Georgia, Montana, Nebraska, and Texas. She was launched 27 November 1944 by Consolidated Steel at Wilmington, California, under a Maritime Commission contract; transferred to the Navy 3 February 1945; and commissioned the next day, Lieutenant Commander R. S. Cass, USNR, in command.
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USS Dawson (APA-79)
USS Dawson (APA-79) was a Gilliam-class attack transport that served with the US Navy during World War II. Commissioned late in the war, she was initially assigned to transport duties and consequently did not participate in combat operations. Dawson (APA-79) was named after counties in Georgia, Montana, Nebraska, and Texas. She was launched 27 November 1944 by Consolidated Steel at Wilmington, California, under a Maritime Commission contract; transferred to the Navy 3 February 1945; and commissioned the next day, Lieutenant Commander R. S. Cass, USNR, in command.
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1945-02-03
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1945-02-04
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1946-09-20
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1.298448e+2
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1.76784e+1
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1944-11-27
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Sunk as target by, 19 April 1948
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1945-02-03
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Gilliam-class attack transport
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1945-02-04
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Ship decommissioned
1946-09-20
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1944-11-27
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USS Dawson
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Counties in Georgia, Montana, Nebraska, and Texas
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MCV Hull No. 1872, hull type S4-SE2-BD1
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Westinghouse turboelectric drive, 2 boilers, 2 propellers, Design shaft horsepower 6,000
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Mrs. P. Hotchkis
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