Crosley-class high speed transport

USS Begor (APD-127) during the evacuation and demolition of Hungnam, Korea, 24 December 1950 after the Battle of Chosin Reservoir.
Class overview
Name:	Crosley class
Operators:	United States Navy Mexican Navy Republic of Korea Navy Republic of China Navy Colombian Navy
Preceded by:	Charles Lawrence class
Planned:	55
Completed:	51
Cancelled:	4
General characteristics
Type:	High speed transport
Displacement:	1400 BRT
Length:	306 ft (93 m)
Beam:	37 ft (11 m)
Draft:	12 ft 7 in (3.84 m)
Propulsion:	Turbo-electric, 2 shafts
Speed:	23.5 knots (27.0 mph; 43.5 km/h)
Range:	6,000 nmi (11,000 km; 6,900 mi) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement:	12 officers, 192 enlisted.
Armament:	1 × 5"/38 caliber gun 6 × 40mm Bofors AA (3 × 2) 6 × 20mm Oerlikon AA (6 × 1)
Aircraft carried:	None
Aviation facilities:	None

Crosley-class high speed transports were high speed transport ships that served in the United States Navy during World War II. Some stayed in commission long enough to serve in the Korean War and the Vietnam War. All of them were converted from Rudderow-class destroyer escorts during construction except for USS Bray (APD-139), which was converted a year after her construction. After World War II ended, several of the ships were sold to Mexico, South Korea, Taiwan, and Colombia.

By hull number, converted from

• APD-87 USS Crosley (DE-226)
• APD-88 USS Cread (DE-227)
• APD-89 USS Ruchamkin (DE-228)
• APD-90 USS Kirwin (DE-229)
• APD-91 USS Kinzer (DE-232)
• APD-92 USS Register (DE-233)
• APD-93 USS Brock (DE-234)
• APD-94 USS John Q. Roberts (DE-235)
• APD-95 USS William M. Hobby (DE-236)
• APD-96 USS Ray K. Edwards (DE-237)
• APD-97 USS Arthur L. Bristol (DE-281)
• APD-98 USS Truxtun (DE-282)
• APD-99 USS Upham (DE-283)
• APD-100 USS Ringness (DE-590)
• APD-101 USS Knudson (DE-591)
• APD-102 USS Rednour (DE-592)
• APD-103 USS Tollberg (DE-593)
• APD-104 USS William J. Pattison (DE-594)
• APD-105 USS Myers (DE-595)
• APD-106 USS Walter B. Cobb (DE-596)
• APD-107 USS Earle B. Hall (DE-597)
• APD-108 USS Harry L. Corl (DE-598)
• APD-109 USS Belet (DE-599)
• APD-110 USS Julius A. Raven (DE-600)
• APD-111 USS Walsh (DE-601)
• APD-112 USS Hunter Marshall (DE-602)
• APD-113 USS Earheart (DE-603)
• APD-114 USS Walter S. Gorka (DE-604)
• APD-115 USS Rogers Blood (DE-605)
• APD-116 USS Francovich (DE-606)
• APD-117 USS Joseph M. Auman (DE-674)
• APD-118 USS Don O. Woods (DE-721)
• APD-119 USS Beverly W. Reid (DE-722)
• APD-120 USS Kline (DE-687)
• APD-121 USS Raymon W. Herndon (DE-688)
• APD-122 USS Scribner (DE-689)
• APD-123 USS Diachenko (DE-690)
• APD-124 USS Horace A. Bass (DE-691)
• APD-125 USS Wantuck (DE-692)
• APD-126 USS Gosselin (DE-710)
• APD-127 USS Begor (DE-711)
• APD-128 USS Cavallaro (DE-712)
• APD-129 USS Donald W. Wolf (DE-713)
• APD-130 USS Cook (DE-714)
• APD-131 USS Walter X. Young (DE-715)
• APD-132 USS Balduck (DE-716)
• APD-133 USS Burdo (DE-717)
• APD-134 USS Kleinsmith (DE-718)
• APD-135 USS Weiss (DE-719)
• APD-136 USS Carpellotti (DE-720)

References

• Navsource: High-speed Transport (APD) Amphibious Transport, Small (LPR) Photo Index
• High speed transports: Crosley class

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