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

APD-55 USS Laning

• Charles Lawrence class High-Speed Transport:
• Displacement: 1,450 tons
• Length: 306'
• Beam: 36'10"
• Draft: 13'6"
• Speed: 23 knots
• Armament: 1 5"/38 DP, 3x2 40mm, 6 20mm, 2 depth charge tracks
• Complement: 15 officers, 198 enlisted
• Turbo-electric drive, twin screws, 12,000 h.p.
• Built at Norfolk Navy Yard, and commissioned as DE-159 1 August 1943
• Converted to High-Speed Transport APD-55 24 November 1944

Additional Links:

• "Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships" -- USS Laning
• USS Laning (DE-159)

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(As DE-159)

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