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USS Bassett (APD-73)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Foxtrot - November - India NFNI

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal
Bottom Row - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - Philippines Liberation Medal

USS Bassett (APD-73) was transferred to Colombia and renamed ARC Almirante Tono (DT-04)

Charles Lawrence Class Destroyer Escort / Crosley Class High-speed Transport:

Laid down, 28 November 1943, as DE-672, a Charles Lawrence Class Destroyer Escort, at Dravo Corp., Neville Island, Pittsburgh, PA.

Launched, 15 January 1944

Redesignated (APD-73), 27 June 1944

Ferried to Consolidated Steel Corp, Orange, TX. for fitting out as a Crosley Class High-speed Transport

Commissioned USS Bassett (APD-73), 23 February 1945, LCDR. Harold J. Theriault in command

During World War II USS Bassett (APD-73) was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater

Following World War II USS Bassett was assigned to Occupation service from 12 September to 22 November 1945

Decommissioned, 29 April 1946, at Green Cove Springs FL.

Laid up in the Atlantic Reserve Fleet, Green Cove Springs

Recommissioned, 7 December 1950, LCDR. Demetrius J. Vellis in command,

Decommissioned, 26 November 1957, at Norfolk, VA.

Struck from the Naval Register, 1 May 1967

Transferred to Colombia, commissioned ARC Almirante Tono (DT-04), 6 September 1968

Final Disposition, struck from the Columbian Naval Register and broken up for scrap, date unknown

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 Accommodations 162
Boats 4 LCVP landing craft
Armament

1 5"/38 dual purpose gun mount

3 twin 40mm AA gun mounts

8 single 20mm AA gun mounts

2 depth charge tracks
Propulsion

2 GE Turbines (turbo-electric drive)

2 boilers

2 shafts, 12,000 shaft horsepower

Size	Image Description	Contributed By
93k	*USS Bassett* (APD-73)** moored to a buoy, location unknown, circa 1945-46 or 1950-57.	William Mennel
107k	*USS Bassett* (APD-73)** underway, date and location unknown.	Hyperwar US Navy in World War II
40k	*USS Bassett* (APD-73)** underway, date and location unknown.	Robert Hurst
193k	*USS Bassett* (APD-73)** moored at Genoa, Italy, 20 August 1956	Photo by Carlo Martinelli

USS Bassett (APD-73)
DANFS history entry located at the US Naval History and Heritage Command

Crew Contact And Reunion Information
U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log

Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
Destroyer Escort Sailors Association

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Last Updated, 27 April 2012