_at_anchor_in_San_Francisco_Bay,_California_(USA),_in_late_1945_or_early_1946_(NH_98717).jpg) USS Fallon (APA-81) in San Francisco Bay, late 1945 or early '46
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | USS Fallon (APA-81) |
| Namesake | Fallon County, Montana |
| Builder | Consolidated Steel |
| Launched | 14 December 1944 |
| Sponsored by | Mrs. W. H. Guild |
| Acquired | 14 February 1945 |
| Commissioned | 14 February 1945 |
| Decommissioned | 20 September 1946 |
| Fate | Scuttled, 11 March 1948 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Gilliam-class attack transport |
| Displacement | 4,247 tons (lt), 7,080 t.(fl) |
| Length | 426 ft (130 m) |
| Beam | 58 ft (18 m) |
| Draft | 16 ft (4.9 m) |
| Propulsion | Westinghouse turboelectric drive, 2 boilers, 2 propellers, Design shaft horsepower 6,000 |
| Speed | 17 knots |
| Capacity | 47 Officers, 802 Enlisted |
| Crew | 27 Officers, 295 Enlisted |
| Armament | 1 x 5"/38 caliber dual-purpose gun mount, 4 x twin 40mm gun mounts, 10 x single 20mm gun mounts |
| Notes | MCV Hull No. ?, hull type S4-SE2-BD1 |
USS Fallon (APA-81) 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.
Fallon was named after a county in Montana. She was launched 14 December 1944 by Consolidated Steel at Wilmington, California, and commissioned 14 February 1945.