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History
USS ScribnerUnited States
NameUSS Scribner
NamesakeJames M. Scribner (1920–1941)
BuilderBethlehem Shipbuilding Company, Quincy, Massachusetts
Laid down29 June 1944
Launched1 August 1944
Sponsored byMrs. Theresa J. Scribner
Commissioned20 November 1944
Decommissioned15 November 1946
ReclassifiedFrom destroyer escort (DE-689) to high-speed transport (APD-122) 17 July 1944
Stricken1 August 1966
Honors and
awards
One battle star for World War II service
FateSold for scrapping 6 September 1967
NotesLaid down as Rudderow-class destroyer escort USS Scribner (DE-689)
General characteristics
Class and typeCrosley-class high speed transport
Displacement2,130 long tons (2,164 t) full
Length306 ft (93 m)
Beam37 ft (11 m)
Draft12 ft 7 in (3.84 m)
Speed23 knots (43 km/h; 26 mph)
Troops162
Complement204
Armament
  • 1 × 5 in (130 mm) gun
  • 6 × 40 mm guns
  • 6 × 20 mm guns
  • 2 × depth charge tracks

USS Scribner (APD-122), ex-DE-689, was a United States Navy high-speed transport in commission from 1944 to 1946.

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