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DE-66 / APD-46 Amesbury

Charles Lawrence Class High-speed Transport: Laid down 8 March 1943 as a Buckley Class Destroyer Escort at Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard, Hingham MA.; Launched 8 March 1943; Commissioned USS Amesbury (DE-66), 31 December 1943; Converted to a Charles Lawrence Class High-speed Transport at Philadelpha Navy Yard, Philadelphia Pa; redesignated (APD-46), 23 February 1945; Placed Out-of-Commission-in-Reserve 3 July 1946 at Green Cove Springs Fla; Laid up in the Atlantic Reserve Fleet, Florida Group, Green Cove Springs; Struck from the Naval Register 1 June 1960; Final Disposition, sunk as a target (date unknown), wreck sold 24 October 1962 to Chet Alexander Marine Salvage Co., Key West Fla. for scrapping.

Specifications: Displacement 1,400 t; Length 306' (oa); Beam 36' 10"; Draft 13' 6" (max); Speed 24 kts; Range 6,000 nautical miles at 12 kts; Complement 186; Troop Capacity 162; Boats 4 LCVP landing craft; Armament 1 5"/38 dual purpose gun mount, 3 twin 40mm gun mounts, 8 single 20mm gun mounts, 2 depth charge tracks; Propulsion, 2 GE Turbines, (turbo-electric drive), 2 boilers 2 shafts, 12,000 Shaft horsepower.

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Crew Contact And Reunion Information
U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation
Fleet Reserve Association
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Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
NavSource DE Pages, USS Amesbury (DE-66)
Destroyer Escort Sailors Association

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