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U.S.S. KIRWIN

(APD-90)

PER ANGUSTA AD AUGUSTA

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APD-90 Deployments - Major Events

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Month Year to Month Year Deployment / Event
FEB1944-Keel Date: 14 FEB 1944
at Philadelphia Naval Shipyard
JUN1944-Launch Date: 15 JUN 1944
JUN1944-JAN1946North Atlantic
NOV1945-Commissioned: 4 NOV 1945
AUG1966-NOV1966Mediterranean
MAR1967-AUG1967Caribbean
MAR1968-AUG1968Caribbean

APD-90 General Specifications

Class: Crosley-class high speed transport

Named for: Lieutenant John J. Kirwin (1918-1943)

Complement: 204 Officers and Enlisted

Displacement: 2130 tons

Length: 306 feet

Beam: 37 feet

Flank Speed: 23 knots

Final Disposition: Sold for scrapping 11 August 1975