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U.S.S. LIDDLE
(APD-60)GALLOPING GHOST OF THE EAST COAST
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APD-60 Deployments - Major Events
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| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JUN | 1943 | - | Keel Date: 8 JUN 1943 at Charleston Navy Yard N. Charleston SC | ||
| AUG | 1943 | - | Launch Date: 9 AUG 1943 | ||
| DEC | 1943 | - | Commissioned: 6 DEC 1943 | ||
| JAN | 1944 | - | JAN | 1948 | Middle Pacific |
| JUN | 1946 | - | Decommissioned: 18 JUN 1946 | ||
| JAN | 1953 | - | JAN | 1954 | Mediterranean |
| JAN | 1961 | - | AUG | 1961 | Caribbean |
| JAN | 1961 | - | JAN | 1963 | Cuban Missle Blockade |
| OCT | 1961 | - | NOV | 1961 | Cuban Missle Blockade |
| OCT | 1962 | - | NOV | 1962 | Cuban Missle Blockade |
| JAN | 1963 | - | JAN | 1965 | Caribbean |
| JAN | 1964 | - | FEB | 1964 | Panama Canal |
| OCT | 1964 | - | NOV | 1964 | North Atlantic |
| APR | 1965 | - | MAY | 1965 | Dominican republ |
| JAN | 1966 | - | JAN | 1966 | Guantanamo Bay |
| MAR | 1967 | - | MAR | 1967 | Decommisioning |
APD-60 General Specifications
Class: Buckley-class destroyer escort
Named for: William P. Liddle
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 25 June 1967