USS Dawson

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USS Dawson (APA-79) was a Gilliam-class attack transport that served with the US Navy during World War II. Commissioned late in the war, she was initially assigned to transport duties and consequently did not participate in combat operations.

1939-09-01T00:00:00Z
1939-09-01T00:00:00Z
1945-02-04T00:00:00Z
1945-02-04T00:00:00Z
ship commissioning
1944-11-27T00:00:00Z
1944-11-27T00:00:00Z
ship launching
1946-09-20T00:00:00Z
1946-09-20T00:00:00Z
ship decommissioning
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USS Dawson (APA-79) in San Francisco Bay, California (USA), circa in late 1945 (NH 98716)USS Dawson (APA-79) in San Francisco Bay, California (USA), circa in late 1945 (NH 98716)
USS Dawson (APA-79) arriving at Bikini Atoll, circa in late May 1946 (80890)USS Dawson (APA-79) arriving at Bikini Atoll, circa in late May 1946 (80890)