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U.S.S. RAYMOND W. HERNDON
(APD-121)Click to view crew list
APD-121 Deployments - Major Events
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| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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| JUN | 1944 | - | Keel Date: 12 JUN 1944 at Bethlehem Steel Company | ||
| JUL | 1944 | - | Launch Date: 15 JUL 1944 | ||
| NOV | 1944 | - | Commissioned: 3 NOV 1944 | ||
| NOV | 1946 | - | Decommissioned: 15 NOV 1946 | ||
APD-121 General Specifications
Class: Crosley-class high speed transport
Named for: Raymon W. Herndon
Complement: 204 Officers and Enlisted
Displacement: 2130 tons
Length: 306 feet
Beam: 37 feet
Flank Speed: 23 knots
Final Disposition: Transferred to the Republic of China October 1966