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U.S.S. LOY
(APD-56)Click to view crew list
APD-56 Deployments - Major Events
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| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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| APR | 1943 | - | Keel Date: 23 APR 1943 at Norfolk Navy Yard Portsmouth Virginia | ||
| JUL | 1943 | - | Launch Date: 4 JUL 1943 | ||
| SEP | 1943 | - | Commissioned: 12 SEP 1943 | ||
| JUL | 1944 | - | Shellback Initiation - 11 JUL 1944 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| FEB | 1947 | - | Decommissioned: 21 FEB 1947 | ||
APD-56 General Specifications
Class: Buckley-class destroyer escort
Named for: Jackson Keith Loy
Complement: 15 Officers and 198 Enlisted
Displacement: 1400 tons
Length: 306 feet
Beam: 37 feet
Flank Speed: 23 knots
Range: 3 700 Nautical Miles
Final Disposition:Sold for scrap 15 August 1966