 USS Diachenko
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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | Crosley class |
| Operators | |
| Preceded by | Charles Lawrence class |
| Planned | 55 |
| Completed | 51 |
| Cancelled | 4 |
| Preserved | ARC Cordoba |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | High speed transport |
| Displacement | 1400 BRT |
| Length | 306 ft (93 m) |
| Beam | 37 ft (11 m) |
| Draft | 12 ft 7 in (3.84 m) |
| Propulsion | Turbo-electric, 2 shafts |
| Speed | 23.5 knots (27.0 mph; 43.5 km/h) |
| Range | 6,000 nmi (11,000 km; 6,900 mi) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
| Complement | 12 officers, 192 enlisted. |
| Armament |
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| Aircraft carried | None |
| Aviation facilities | None |
Crosley-class high speed transports were high speed transport ships that served in the United States Navy during World War II. Some stayed in commission long enough to serve in the Korean War and the Vietnam War. All of them were converted from Rudderow-class destroyer escorts during construction except for USS Bray (APD-139), which was converted a year after her construction. After World War II ended, several of the ships were sold to Mexico, South Korea, Taiwan, and Colombia.
Today, ARC Cordoba (DT-15), formerly USS Ruchamkin (APD-89) is the only surviving member of the class, preserved as a museum ship in Tocancipa, Colombia.
Ships in class
| Name | Hull Number | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Commissioned | Decommissioned | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crosley | APD-87 | Philadelphia Naval Shipyard | 16 October 1943 | 12 February 1944 | 22 October 1944 | 15 November 1946 | Struck 1 June 1960, Sold to Ecuador as a power hulk |
| Cread | APD-88 | 6 October 1943 | 2 February 1944 | 29 July 1945 | 15 March 1946 | Struck 1 June 1960 | |
| Ruchamkin | APD-89 | 14 February 1944 | 15 June 1944 | 16 September 1945 | 24 November 1969 | Transferred to Colombia, 24 November 1969; Museum ship at Jaime Duque Park | |
| Kirwin | APD-90 | 14 February 1944 | 15 June 1944 | 4 November 1945 | 16 December 1968 | Struck 15 September 1974 | |
| Kinzer | APD-91 | Charleston Naval Shipyard | 9 September 1943 | 9 December 1943 | 1 November 1944 | 18 December 1946 | Struck 1 March 1965, Sold to the Republic of China, 21 April 1965 |
| Register | APD-92 | 27 October 1943 | 20 January 1944 | 11 January 1945 | 31 March 1946 | Struck 1 September 1966, Sold to the Republic of China, 1966 | |
| Brock | APD-93 | 27 October 1943 | 20 January 1944 | 9 February 1945 | 5 May 1947 | Struck 1 June 1960, Sold to Colombia for use as floating power plant January 1962 | |
| John Q. Roberts | APD-94 | 15 November 1943 | 11 February 1944 | 8 March 1945 | 30 May 1946 | Struck 1 June 1960 | |
| William M. Hobby | APD-95 | 15 November 1943 | 2 February 1944 | 4 April 1945 | 6 April 1946 | Struck 1 May 1967 | |
| Ray K. Edwards | APD-96 | 1 December 1943 | 19 February 1944 | 11 June 1945 | 30 August 1946 | Struck 1 June 1960 | |
| Arthur L. Bristol | APD-97 | 1 December 1943 | 19 February 1944 | 25 June 1945 | 29 April 1946 | Struck 1 June 1964 | |
| Truxtun | APD-98 | 13 December 1943 | 9 March 1944 | 9 July 1945 | 15 March 1946 | Struck 15 January 1966 | |
| Upham | APD-99 | 13 December 1943 | 9 March 1944 | 23 July 1945 | 25 April 1946 | Struck 1 June 1960 | |
| Ringness | APD-100 | Bethlehem Hingham Shipyard | 23 December 1943 | 5 February 1944 | 25 October 1944 | 5 June 1946 | Struck 15 September 1974 |
| Knudson | APD-101 | 23 December 1943 | 5 February 1944 | 25 November 1944 | 2 January 1958 | Struck 15 July 1972 | |
| Rednour | APD-102 | 30 December 1943 | 12 February 1944 | 30 December 1944 | 24 July 1946 | Struck 1 March 1967, Transferred to Mexican Navy, December 1969 | |
| Tollberg | APD-103 | 30 December 1943 | 12 February 1944 | 31 January 1945 | 20 December 1946 | Struck November 1964, Transferred to Colombia, 14 August 1965 | |
| William J. Pattison | APD-104 | 4 January 1944 | 15 February 1944 | 27 February 1945 | 18 June 1946 | Struck 1 June 1960 | |
| Myers | APD-105 | 15 January 1944 | 15 February 1944 | 26 March 1945 | 13 January 1947 | Struck 1 June 1960 | |
| Walter B. Cobb | APD-106 | 15 January 1944 | 23 February 1944 | 25 April 1945 | 29 March 1946 | Struck 15 January 1966 | |
| Earle B. Hall | APD-107 | 9 January 1944 | 1 March 1944 | 15 May 1945 | 15 January 1965 | Struck 1 February 1965 | |
| Harry L. Corl | APD-108 | 19 January 1944 | 1 March 1944 | 5 June 1945 | 21 June 1946 | Struck 15 January 1966 | |
| Belet | APD-109 | 26 January 1944 | 3 March 1944 | 15 June 1945 | 22 May 1946 | Struck 12 December 1963 | |
| Julius A. Raven | APD-110 | 26 January 1944 | 3 March 1944 | 28 June 1945 | 31 May 1946 | Struck 15 January 1966 | |
| Walsh | APD-111 | 27 February 1945 | 27 April 1945 | 11 July 1945 | 26 April 1946 | 1 May 1966 | |
| Hunter Marshall | APD-112 | 5 May 1945 | 17 July 1945 | 30 May 1946 | Struck 1 June 1960 | ||
| Earheart | APD-113 | 20 March 1945 | 12 May 1945 | 26 July 1945 | 29 April 1946 | Struck 12 December 1963 | |
| Walter S. Gorka | APD-114 | 3 April 1945 | 26 May 1945 | 7 August 1945 | January 1947 | Struck 1 June 1960 | |
| Rogers Blood | APD-115 | 12 April 1945 | 2 June 1945 | 22 August 1945 | 19 March 1946 | Struck 1 June 1960 | |
| Francovich | APD-116 | 19 April 1945 | 5 June 1945 | 6 September 1945 | 29 April 1946 | Struck 1 April 1964 | |
| Joseph M. Auman | APD-117 | Consolidated Steel, Orange, TX | 8 November 1943 | 5 February 1944 | 25 April 1945 | 10 July 1946 | 12 December 1963 |
| Don O. Woods | APD-118 | 1 December 1943 | 9 February 1944 | 28 May 1945 | 18 June 1946 | Struck 12 December 1963 | |
| Beverly W. Reid | APD-119 | 5 January 1944 | 4 March 1944 | 25 June 1945 | 14 November 1969 | Struck 15 September 1974 | |
| Kline | APD-120 | Bethlehem Steel Corporation, Fore River Shipyard, Quincy, Massachusetts | 27 May 1944 | 27 June 1944 | 18 October 1944 | 10 March 1947 | Struck 15 January 1966 |
| Raymon W. Herndon | APD-121 | 12 June 1944 | 15 July 1944 | 3 November 1944 | 15 November 1946 | Struck 1 September 1966 | |
| Scribner | APD-122 | 29 June 1944 | 1 August 1944 | 20 November 1944 | 15 November 1946 | Struck 1 August 1966 | |
| Diachenko | APD-123 | 18 July 1944 | 15 August 1944 | 8 December 1944 | Struck 15 September 1974 | ||
| Horace A. Bass | APD-124 | 3 August 1944 | 12 September 1944 | 21 December 1944 | 30 July 1969 | Struck 15 September 1974 | |
| Wantuck | APD-125 | 17 August 1944 | 25 September 1944 | 30 December 1944 | 15 November 1957 | Struck 4 March 1958 | |
| Gosselin | APD-126 | Defoe Shipbuilding Company | 17 February 1944 | 31 December 1944 | 11 July 1949 | Struck 1 April 1964 | |
| Begor | APD-127 | 6 March 1944 | 25 May 1944 | 14 March 1945 | 13 July 1962 | Struck 15 May 1975 | |
| Cavallaro | APD-128 | 28 March 1944 | 15 June 1944 | 13 March 1945 | 15 October 1959 | Struck 15 November 1974 | |
| Donald W. Wolf | APD-129 | 17 April 1944 | 22 July 1944 | 14 April 1945 | 15 May 1946 | Struck 1 March 1965 | |
| Cook | APD-130 | 7 May 1944 | 26 August 1944 | 25 April 1945 | 15 November 1969 | Struck 15 November 1969 | |
| Walter X. Young | APD-131 | 27 May 1944 | 30 September 1944 | 1 May 1945 | 2 July 1946 | Struck 1 May 1962 | |
| Balduck | APD-132 | 17 June 1944 | 27 October 1944 | 7 May 1945 | 28 February 1958 | Struck 15 July 1975 | |
| Burdo | APD-133 | 25 November 1944 | 2 June 1945 | 28 February 1958 | Struck 1 April 1966 | ||
| Kleinsmith | APD-134 | 8 August 1944 | 27 January 1945 | 12 June 1945 | 16 May 1960 | Struck 16 May 1960 | |
| Weiss | APD-135 | 14 October 1944 | 17 February 1945 | 7 July 1945 | January 1970 | Struck 15 September 1974 | |
| Carpellotti | APD-136 | 31 October 1944 | 10 March 1945 | 30 July 1945 | 21 April 1958 | Struck 1 December 1959 | |
| Bray | APD-139 | January 1944 | 15 April 1944 | 4 September 1944 | 10 May 1946 | Struck 1 June 1960 |
References
- Navsource: High-speed Transport (APD) Amphibious Transport, Small (LPR) Photo Index
- High speed transports: Crosley class
External links
Media related to Crosley class high speed transports at Wikimedia Commons
This page was last edited on 12 August 2022, at 20:47