USS Burleson
Burleson arriving from Bikini Atoll upon completion of her deployment in Operation Crossroads | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | USS Burleson |
| Namesake | Burleson County, Texas |
| Laid down | 22 April 1944 |
| Launched | 11 July 1944 |
| Sponsored by | Virginia Fox |
| Commissioned | 8 November 1944 |
| Decommissioned | 9 November 1946 |
| Stricken | 1 September 1968 |
| Fate | Sold in 1968 for scrapping |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Gilliam-class attack transport |
| Displacement | 7,000 tons |
| Length | 426 feet (130 m) |
| Beam | 58 feet (18 m) |
| Draft | 16 feet (4.9 m) |
| Speed | 16.9 knots (31.3 km/h) |
| Capacity | 849 troops |
| Complement | 220 officers and men |
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USS Burleson (APA-67) was a Gilliam-class attack transport of the United States Navy. To date, she is the only U.S. Navy ship to be named for Burleson County, Texas.