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

APD-131 USS Walter X. Young

• Charles Lawrence class High-Speed Transport:
• Displacement: 1,450 tons (full load)
• Length: 306'
• Beam: 37'
• Draft: 12'
• Speed: 22.5 knots (max), 12 knots (econ)
• Armament: 1 5"/38 DP, 3x2 40mm, 6 20mm, 2 depth charge tracks
• Complement: 666
• Built at Defoe Shipbuilding Company, Bay City, Michigan, and commissioned 1945
• Converted from Destroyer Escort while building

Additional Links:

• "Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships" -- USS Walter X. Young

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