USS Butte (APA-68)
| Career | |
|---|---|
| Name: | USS Butte |
| Builder: | Consolidated Steel Corporation, Wilmington, California |
| Launched: | 20 July 1944 |
| Commissioned: | 21 November 1944 |
| Struck: | 28 May 1948 |
| Honors and awards: |
1 battle star (World War II) |
| Fate: | Sunk as a target, 12 May 1948 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & 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) |
| Complement: | 283 |
| Armament: | • 1 × 5"/38 caliber gun |
USS Butte (APA-68) was a Gilliam-class attack transport serving in the United States Navy during World War II. She was launched on 20 July 1944 by Consolidated Steel Corporation, Wilmington, California, under a Maritime Commission contract; sponsored by Mrs. Thomas W. Mearns; acquired on 21 November 1944; and commissioned the next day, Commander J. A. Gillis, USNR, in command. Butte was named for counties in California, Idaho, and South Dakota.
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