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DE 282 - APD - 98 USS TRUXTUN

CLASS - Rudderow
Displacement 1,450 Tons, Dimensions, 306' (oa) x 36' 10" x 13' 9" (Max)
Armament 2 x 5"/38AA, 4 x 40mm AA, 10 x 20mm AA, 3 x 21" TT, 1 hedgehog, 8 DCT, 2 Dc Racks.
Machinery, 12,000 SHP; GE turbines with electric drive, 2 screws
Speed, 24 Knots, Crew 186.
Operational and Building Data
Laid down by Charleston Navy Yard on December 13 1943. Launched March 9 1944.
Reclassified APD -98 and converted while still under construction.
Commissioned July 9 1945.
Decommissioned (date unknown).
Stricken January 15 1966.
To Taiwan February 22 1966.
Renamed Fu Shan.
Fate Stricken in 1996 and broken up for scrap.
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USS TRUXTUN DE- 282 - APD -98 History
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Crew Contact And Reunion Information
NONE LOCATED
Contact Name: NONE
Address: NONE
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Navsource APD Pages, TRUXTUN
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