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

APD-130 USS Cook

• Charles Lawrence class High-Speed Transport:
• Displacement: 1,450 tons
• Length: 306'
• Beam: 37'
• Draft: 12'
• Speed: 22.5 knots
• Armament: 1 5"/38 DP, 3x2 40mm, 6 20mm, 2 depth charge tracks
• Complement: 256
• Turbo-electric engines, twin screws, 12,000 shaft hp
• Built at Defoe Shipbuilding, Bay City, Mich., and commissioned 25 April 1945

Additional Links:

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

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