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U.S.S. CAVALLARO
(APD-128)THE GALLOPING GHOST OF THE KOREAN COAST
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APD-128 Deployments - Major Events
Add a APD-128 Shellback Initiation | Add a APD-128 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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MAR | 1944 | - | Keel Date: 28 MAR 1944 at Defoe Shipbuilding Company Bay City MI | ||
JUN | 1944 | - | Launch Date: 15 JUN 1944 | ||
MAR | 1945 | - | Commissioned: 13 MAR 1945 | ||
MAR | 1945 | - | JUL | 1946 | West Pac |
SEP | 1953 | - | SEP | 1953 | Re-Commisioned |
OCT | 1959 | - | Decommissioned: 15 OCT 1959 |
APD-128 General Specifications
Class: Crosley-class high speed transport
Named for: Salvatore John Cavallaro
Complement: 12 Officers and 192 Enlisted
Displacement: 1450 tons
Length: 306 feet
Beam: 36 feet 10 inches
Flank Speed: 23 knots
Range: 3 700 Nautical Miles
Final Disposition:Transferred to South Korea 15 October 1959