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

APD-2 USS Colhoun (ex DD-85)

• High Speed Transport (ex Wickes class Destroyer):
• Displacement: 1,090 tons
• Length: 314'4"
• Beam: 30'6"
• Draft: 8'8"
• Speed: 35 knots
• Armament: 4 4"/50, 1 3"/23, 6x3 21" torpedo tubes; or 6 3"/50, 1 3"/23, 6x3 21" torpedo tubes
• Complement: 149
• Geared turbines with twin screws, 26,000 h.p.
• Built at Bethlehem, Fore River and commissioned (DD-85) 1918
• Converted to High-Speed Transport, 1940

Additional Links:

"Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships" -- USS Colhoun

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(As DD-85)

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