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U.S.S. RAY K. EDWARDS

(APD-96)


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APD-96 Deployments - Major Events

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Month Year to Month Year Deployment / Event
DEC1943-Keel Date: 1 DEC 1943
at Charleston Navy Yard Charleston SC
FEB1944-Launch Date: 19 FEB 1944
JUN1945-Commissioned: 11 JUN 1945
AUG1946-Decommissioned: 30 AUG 1946

APD-96 General Specifications

Class: Crosley-class high speed transport

Named for: Corporal Ray K. Edwards (1923-1942)

Complement: 204 Officers and Enlisted

Displacement: 2130 tons

Length: 306 feet

Beam: 37 feet

Flank Speed: 23 knots

Final Disposition: Sold for scrapping 15 June 1961