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U.S.S. KLEINSMITH
(APD-134)HAVE GUN WILL TRAVEL
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APD-134 Deployments - Major Events
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| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUG | 1944 | - | Keel Date: 8 AUG 1944 at Defoe Shipbuilding Company Bay City MI | ||
| JAN | 1945 | - | Launch Date: 27 JAN 1945 | ||
| JAN | 1945 | - | OCT | 1946 | Middle Pacific |
| JAN | 1945 | - | Shellback Initiation - 1 JAN 1945 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| JAN | 1945 | - | DEC | 1946 | Japan |
| JUN | 1945 | - | Commissioned: 12 JUN 1945 | ||
| SEP | 1954 | - | JAN | 1955 | Mediterranean |
| MAR | 1955 | - | OCT | 1955 | Regular Overhaul |
| JAN | 1957 | - | JUN | 1957 | Mediterranean |
| APR | 1957 | - | AUG | 1957 | Mediterranean |
| AUG | 1957 | - | NOV | 1957 | Mediterranean/NATO |
| MAY | 1958 | - | AUG | 1958 | Great Lakes |
| OCT | 1958 | - | OCT | 1958 | Nicaro Cuba evacuation of Amrerican civilians during Cuban Rev |
| OCT | 1958 | - | OCT | 1958 | Rescues civilians at Nicaro Cuba during Revolution |
| MAY | 1959 | - | JUN | 1959 | Great Lakes |
| MAY | 1960 | - | Decommissioned: 16 MAY 1960 | ||
APD-134 General Specifications
Class: Crosley-class high speed transport
Named for: Charles Kleinsmith
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 the Republic of China 16 May 1960