Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945

APD-17 USS Crosby (ex DD-164)

• High-Speed Transport (ex Wickes Class Destroyer):
• Displacement: 1,600 tons
• Length: 314'4"
• Beam: 30'6"
• Draft: 11'4"
• Speed: 27.7 knots
• Armament: 3 3"/50 DP, 2 40mm, 5 20mm, 1 depth charge track, 4 depth charge projectors
• Complement: 149
• Curtis Turbo-Electric engines, twin screws, 27,000 h.p.
• Built at Bethlehem, Quincy, Mass., and commissioned (DD-164) 24 January 1919
• Converted to High-Speed Transport, 2 January 1943

Additional Links:

• "Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships" -- USS Crosby

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(As DD-164)

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