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Bracken at Pearl Harbor, in February 1946
History
USS BrackenUnited States
NameUSS Bracken (APA-64)
NamesakeBracken County, Kentucky
BuilderConsolidated Steel
Laid down13 March 1944
Launched10 June 1944
Sponsored byMrs Benjamin M. LeFebre
Acquired3 October 1944
Commissioned4 October 1944
Decommissioned29 August 1946
Stricken5 April 1948
FateScuttled off Kwajalein 10 March 1948 after use as a target in Operation Crossroads
General characteristics
Class and typeGilliam-class attack transport
Displacement4,247 tons (lt), 7,080 t.(fl)
Length426 ft (130 m)
Beam58 ft (18 m)
Draft16 ft (4.9 m)
PropulsionWestinghouse turboelectric drive, 2 boilers, 2 propellers, Design shaft horsepower 6,000
Speed16.9 knots
Capacity47 Officers, 802 Enlisted
Crew27 Officers, 295 Enlisted
Armament1 x 5"/38 caliber dual-purpose gun mount, 4 x twin 40mm gun mounts, 10 x single 20mm gun mounts
NotesMCV Hull No. 1857, hull type S4-SE2-BD1

USS Bracken (APA-64) was a Gilliam-class attack transport that served with the United States Navy from 1944 to 1946. She was sunk as a target in 1948.

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