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

APD-25 USS Rathburne (ex DD-113)

• High-Speed Transport (ex Wickes Class Destroyer):
• Displacement: 1,190 tons
• Length: 314'4"
• Beam: 30'6"
• Draft: 8'8"
• Speed: 35 knots
• Armament: 3 3"/50 DP, 2 40mm, 5 20mm, 1 depth charge track, 4 depth charge projectors
• Complement: 149
• Geared turbine engines, twin screws, 26,000 h.p.
• Built at Wm. Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia, and commissioned (DD-113) 24 June 1918
• Converted to APD, 20 May 1944

Additional Links:

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

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