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U.S.S. RAYMOND W. HERNDON

(APD-121)


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APD-121 Deployments - Major Events

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Month Year to Month Year Deployment / Event
JUN1944-Keel Date: 12 JUN 1944
at Bethlehem Steel Company
JUL1944-Launch Date: 15 JUL 1944
NOV1944-Commissioned: 3 NOV 1944
NOV1946-Decommissioned: 15 NOV 1946

APD-121 General Specifications

Class: Crosley-class high speed transport

Named for: Raymon W. Herndon

Complement: 204 Officers and Enlisted

Displacement: 2130 tons

Length: 306 feet

Beam: 37 feet

Flank Speed: 23 knots

Final Disposition: Transferred to the Republic of China October 1966