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U.S.S. RUCHAMKIN

(APD-89)

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APD-89 Deployments - Major Events

Add a APD-89 Shellback Initiation Add a APD-89 Deployment - Major Event
Month Year to Month Year Deployment / Event
FEB1944-Keel Date: 14 FEB 1944
at Philadelphia Naval Shipyard
JUN1944-Launch Date: 15 JUN 1944
SEP1945-Commissioned: 16 SEP 1945
FEB1946-Decommissioned: 27 FEB 1946
SEP1961-OCT1961Cuban Missle Blockade
JAN1962-JAN1964West Pac-Viet Nam
FEB1964-MAR1964Guantanamo Bay
APR1965-MAY1965Dominican Crisis
JUL1968-DEC1968Mediterranean

APD-89 General Specifications

Class: Crosley-class high speed transport

Named for: Seymour D. Ruchamkin

Displacement: 2130 tons

Length: 306 feet

Beam: 37 feet

Draft: 12 feet 7 in

Final Disposition: Transferred to Colombia 24 November 1969