USS Catron
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USS Catron (APA-71) was a Gilliam-class attack transport serving in the United States Navy from 1944 to 1946. She was sunk as a target in 1948.
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United States | |
Name | USS Catron |
Namesake | Catron County, New Mexico |
Builder | Consolidated Steel Corporation, Wilmington, Los Angeles |
Launched | 28 August 1944 |
Commissioned | 28 November 1944 |
Decommissioned | 29 August 1946 |
Honors and awards | 1 battle star (World War II) |
Fate | Sunk as a target, 6 May 1948 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Gilliam-class attack transport |
Displacement | 4,247 long tons (4,315 t) |
Length | 426 ft (130 m) |
Beam | 58 ft (18 m) |
Draft | 16 ft (4.9 m) |
Speed | 16.9 knots (31.3 km/h; 19.4 mph) |
Capacity | 2,600 tons cargo |
Troops | 47 officers, 802 enlisted |
Complement | 27 officers, 295 enlisted |
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