Crosley-class high speed transport


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 s during construction except for, 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.
Today, ARC Cordoba, formerly is the only surviving member of the class, preserved as a museum ship in Tocancipa, Colombia.

Ships in class

NameHull NumberBuilderLaid downLaunchedCommissionedDecommissionedFate
APD-87Philadelphia Naval Shipyard16 October 194312 February 194422 October 194415 November 1946Struck 1 June 1960, Sold to Ecuador as a power hulk
APD-88Philadelphia Naval Shipyard6 October 19432 February 194429 July 194515 March 1946Struck 1 June 1960
APD-89Philadelphia Naval Shipyard14 February 194415 June 194416 September 194524 November 1969Transferred to Colombia, 24 November 1969; Museum ship at Jaime Duque Park
APD-90Philadelphia Naval Shipyard14 February 194415 June 19444 November 194516 December 1968Struck 15 September 1974
APD-91Charleston Naval Shipyard9 September 19439 December 19431 November 194418 December 1946Struck 1 March 1965, Sold to the Republic of China, 21 April 1965
APD-92Charleston Naval Shipyard27 October 194320 January 194411 January 194531 March 1946Struck 1 September 1966, Sold to the Republic of China, 1966
APD-93Charleston Naval Shipyard27 October 194320 January 19449 February 19455 May 1947Struck 1 June 1960, Sold to Colombia for use as floating power plant January 1962
APD-94Charleston Naval Shipyard15 November 194311 February 19448 March 194530 May 1946Struck 1 June 1960
APD-95Charleston Naval Shipyard15 November 19432 February 19444 April 19456 April 1946Struck 1 May 1967
APD-96Charleston Naval Shipyard1 December 194319 February 194411 June 194530 August 1946Struck 1 June 1960
APD-97Charleston Naval Shipyard1 December 194319 February 194425 June 194529 April 1946Struck 1 June 1964
APD-98Charleston Naval Shipyard13 December 19439 March 19449 July 194515 March 1946Struck 15 January 1966
APD-99Charleston Naval Shipyard13 December 19439 March 194423 July 194525 April 1946Struck 1 June 1960
APD-100Bethlehem Hingham Shipyard23 December 19435 February 194425 October 19445 June 1946Struck 15 September 1974
APD-101Bethlehem Hingham Shipyard23 December 19435 February 194425 November 19442 January 1958Struck 15 July 1972
APD-102Bethlehem Hingham Shipyard30 December 194312 February 194430 December 194424 July 1946Struck 1 March 1967, Transferred to Mexican Navy, December 1969
APD-103Bethlehem Hingham Shipyard30 December 194312 February 194431 January 194520 December 1946Struck November 1964, Transferred to Colombia, 14 August 1965
APD-104Bethlehem Hingham Shipyard4 January 194415 February 194427 February 194518 June 1946Struck 1 June 1960
APD-105Bethlehem Hingham Shipyard15 January 194415 February 194426 March 194513 January 1947Struck 1 June 1960
APD-106Bethlehem Hingham Shipyard15 January 194423 February 194425 April 194529 March 1946Struck 15 January 1966
APD-107Bethlehem Hingham Shipyard9 January 19441 March 194415 May 194515 January 1965Struck 1 February 1965
APD-108Bethlehem Hingham Shipyard19 January 19441 March 19445 June 194521 June 1946Struck 15 January 1966
APD-109Bethlehem Hingham Shipyard26 January 19443 March 194415 June 194522 May 1946Struck 12 December 1963
APD-110Bethlehem Hingham Shipyard26 January 19443 March 194428 June 194531 May 1946Struck 15 January 1966
APD-111Bethlehem Hingham Shipyard27 February 194527 April 194511 July 194526 April 19461 May 1966
APD-112Bethlehem Hingham Shipyard5 May 194517 July 194530 May 1946Struck 1 June 1960
APD-113Bethlehem Hingham Shipyard20 March 194512 May 194526 July 194529 April 1946Struck 12 December 1963
APD-114Bethlehem Hingham Shipyard3 April 194526 May 19457 August 1945January 1947Struck 1 June 1960
APD-115Bethlehem Hingham Shipyard12 April 19452 June 194522 August 194519 March 1946Struck 1 June 1960
APD-116Bethlehem Hingham Shipyard19 April 19455 June 19456 September 194529 April 1946Struck 1 April 1964
APD-117Consolidated Steel, Orange, TX8 November 19435 February 194425 April 194510 July 194612 December 1963
APD-118Consolidated Steel, Orange, TX1 December 19439 February 194428 May 194518 June 1946Struck 12 December 1963
APD-119Consolidated Steel, Orange, TX5 January 19444 March 194425 June 194514 November 1969Struck 15 September 1974
APD-120Bethlehem Steel Corporation, Fore River Shipyard, Quincy, Massachusetts27 May 194427 June 194418 October 194410 March 1947Struck 15 January 1966
APD-121Bethlehem Steel Corporation, Fore River Shipyard, Quincy, Massachusetts12 June 194415 July 19443 November 194415 November 1946Struck 1 September 1966
APD-122Bethlehem Steel Corporation, Fore River Shipyard, Quincy, Massachusetts29 June 19441 August 194420 November 194415 November 1946Struck 1 August 1966
APD-123Bethlehem Steel Corporation, Fore River Shipyard, Quincy, Massachusetts18 July 194415 August 19448 December 1944Struck 15 September 1974
APD-124Bethlehem Steel Corporation, Fore River Shipyard, Quincy, Massachusetts3 August 194412 September 194421 December 194430 July 1969Struck 15 September 1974
APD-125Bethlehem Steel Corporation, Fore River Shipyard, Quincy, Massachusetts17 August 194425 September 194430 December 194415 November 1957Struck 4 March 1958
APD-126Defoe Shipbuilding Company17 February 194431 December 194411 July 1949Struck 1 April 1964
APD-127Defoe Shipbuilding Company6 March 194425 May 194414 March 194513 July 1962Struck 15 May 1975
APD-128Defoe Shipbuilding Company28 March 194415 June 194413 March 194515 October 1959Struck 15 November 1974
APD-129Defoe Shipbuilding Company17 April 194422 July 194414 April 194515 May 1946Struck 1 March 1965
APD-130Defoe Shipbuilding Company7 May 194426 August 194425 April 194515 November 1969Struck 15 November 1969
APD-131Defoe Shipbuilding Company27 May 194430 September 19441 May 19452 July 1946Struck 1 May 1962
APD-132Defoe Shipbuilding Company17 June 194427 October 19447 May 194528 February 1958Struck 15 July 1975
APD-133Defoe Shipbuilding Company25 November 19442 June 194528 February 1958Struck 1 April 1966
APD-134Defoe Shipbuilding Company8 August 194427 January 194512 June 194516 May 1960Struck 16 May 1960
APD-135Defoe Shipbuilding Company14 October 194417 February 19457 July 1945January 1970Struck 15 September 1974
APD-136Defoe Shipbuilding Company31 October 194410 March 194530 July 194521 April 1958Struck 1 December 1959
APD-139Defoe Shipbuilding CompanyJanuary 194415 April 19444 September 194410 May 1946Struck 1 June 1960