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U.S.S. WILLOUGHBY
(AVP-56)Click to view crew list
AVP-56 Deployments - Major Events
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| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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| MAR | 1943 | - | Keel Date: 15 MAR 1943 at Lake Washington Shipyards Houghton Washington | ||
| AUG | 1943 | - | Launch Date: 21 AUG 1943 | ||
| JUN | 1944 | - | Commissioned: 18 JUN 1944 | ||
| JUN | 1946 | - | Decommissioned: 26 JUN 1946 | ||
| MAY | 1967 | - | JAN | 1968 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
AVP-56 General Specifications
Class: Barnegat-class motor torpedo boat tender
Named for: Willoughby Bay
Complement: 246 Officers and Enlisted
Displacement: 1766 tons
Length: 310 feet 9 inches
Beam: 41 feet 1 inches
Flank Speed: 18 Knots
Final Disposition: Transferred to United States Coast Guard 27 May 1946