Built At Pascagoula, Mississippi
Custer (AP-85) was launched as Sea Eagle 6 November 1942 by Ingalls Shipbuilding Co., Pascagoula, Mississippi, under a U.S. Maritime Commission contract; sponsored by Mrs. L. S. Border; acquired by the Navy 23 January 1943; and commissioned in full 18 July 1943, Captain R. E. Hansen, in command. Reclassified APA-40, 1 February 1943.
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