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U.S.S. TRUXTUN
(APD-98)Click to view crew list
APD-98 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a APD-98 Shellback Initiation | Add a APD-98 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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| DEC | 1943 | - | Keel Date: 13 DEC 1943 at Charleston Navy Yard Charleston SC | ||
| MAR | 1944 | - | Launch Date: 9 MAR 1944 | ||
| JUL | 1945 | - | Commissioned: 9 JUL 1945 | ||
| MAR | 1946 | - | Decommissioned: 15 MAR 1946 | ||
APD-98 General Specifications
Class: Crosley-class high speed transport
Named for: Thomas Truxtun
Complement: 204 Officers and Enlisted
Displacement: 2130 tons
Length: 306 feet
Beam: 37 feet
Flank Speed: 23 knots
Final Disposition: Sold to Republic of China 22 November 1965