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DE- 690 / APD -123 USS ALEXANDER DIACHENKO

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 MA on 18 July 1944, Launched 15 August 1944
Reclassified and converted APD -123 while under construction
Commissioned 8 December 1944, Decommissioned 30 June 1959
Recommissioned (?), Decommissioned 30 July 1969
Stricken 15 September 1974
Fate Sold for scrapping 1 July 1975

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USS ALEXANDER DIACHENKO DE- 690 / APD -123 History
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Crew Contact And Reunion Information

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

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Additional Resources
Destroyer Escort Sailors Association
NavSource APD Pages, DIACHENKO

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