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DE- 692 / APD -125 USS WANTUCK

CLASS - Rudderow
Displacement 1,450 Tons, Dimensions, 306' (oa) x 36' 10" x 13' 9" (Max)
Armament 2 x 5"/38AA, 4 x 40mm AA, 10 x 20mm AA, 3 x 21" TT, 1 hedgehog, 8 DCT, 2 Dc Racks.
Machinery, 12,000 SHP; GE turbines with electric drive, 2 screws
Speed, 24 Knots, Crew 186.

Operational and Building Data
Laid down by Bethlehem Steel, Quincy on August 17 1944.
Launched September 25 1944.
Reclassified and converted APD -125 while under construction.
Commissioned December 30 1944.
Decommissioned November 15 1957.
Stricken March 4 1958.
Fate Sold October 27 1958 and broken up for scrap.

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Wantuck 108k As station ship (APD-125) Hong Kong 1950. USN / Bert Kortrgaard, 48-51.
Wantuck 115k (APD-125) Off The Inchon Invasion Beach, September 25 1950. USN / Bert Kortrgaard, 48-51.

USS WANTUCK DE- 692 / APD -125 History
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Crew Contact And Reunion Information

None Located
Contact Name: None
Address: None
Phone: None
E-mail:None

Note About Contacts.

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Additional Resources
Destroyer Escort Sailors Association
NavSource APD Pages, WANTUCK

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