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U.S.S. WANTUCK
(APD-125)Click to view crew list
APD-125 Deployments - Major Events
Add a APD-125 Shellback Initiation | Add a APD-125 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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AUG | 1944 | - | Keel Date: 17 AUG 1944 at Bethlehem Shipbuilding Company Quincy MA | ||
SEP | 1944 | - | Launch Date: 25 SEP 1944 | ||
DEC | 1944 | - | Commissioned: 30 DEC 1944 | ||
NOV | 1957 | - | Decommissioned: 15 NOV 1957 |
APD-125 General Specifications
Class: Crosley-class high-speed transport
Named for: Private John Joseph Wantuck (1923-1943)
Complement: 204 Officers and Enlisted
Displacement: 1650 tons
Length: 306 feet 0 inches
Beam: 37 feet
Flank Speed: 23 Knots
Range: 6 000 nautical miles
Final Disposition:Sold for scrapping 27 October 1958