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Contributed by Mike Smolinski

USS Kirwin (LPR-90)
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 USS Kirwin (APD-90) (1945 - 1969)

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - National Defense Service Medal
Crosley Class High-speed Transport:
  • Laid down, 14 February 1944, as (DE-229), a Rudderow Class Destroyer Escort at Philadelphia Navy Yard, Philadelphia, PA.
  • Launched, 15 June 1944
  • Reclassified a Crosley Class High-speed Transport, 17 July 1944
  • Commissioned USS Kirwin (APD-90), 4 November 1945, LCDR. Lloyd G. Benson, USNR, in command
  • Decommissioned, 6 April 1946
  • Laid up in the Reserve Fleet
  • Recommissioned, 15 January 1965
  • Decommissioned, date unknown
  • Laid up in the Reserve Fleet
  • Designation changed to Amphibious Transport, Small (LPR-90), 1 January 1969
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 15 September 1974
  • Final Disposition, sold 11 August 1975 for scrapping to J. R. Steel Inc., Houston, TX., for $79,002
    Specifications:
    Displacement 1,400 t.(lt) 2,300 t.(fl)
    Length 306' (oa)
    Beam 37"
    Draft 12' 7" (limiting)
    Speed 23.6 kts. (trial)
    Range 6,000 nautical miles at 12 kts.
    Complement
    Officers 12
    Enlisted 189
    Troop Accommodations
    Officers 12
    Enlisted 150
    Largest Boom Capacity 10 t.
    Boats
    four LCVP landing craft
    Troop Accoutrements
    six 1/4 ton trucks
    two 1 ton trucks
    four ammunition carts
    four pack howitzers
    Storage
    Ammunition 6,000 cu. ft.
    General Cargo 3,500 cu. ft.
    Gasoline 1,000 cu. ft.
    Armament
    one single 5"/38 cal. dual purpose gun mount
    three twin 40mm AA gun mounts
    six single 20mm AA gun mounts
    one depth charge track
    Fuel Capacities
    NSFO 2,216 Bbls
    Diesel 93 Bbls
    Propulsion
    two General Electric turbo-electric engines
    two "D" Express boilers, 435psi 750°
    Ship's Service Generators
    two turbo-drive 300Kw 450V A.C.
    two turbo-drive 40Kw 120V D.C.
    two propellers, 12,000shp
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    Kirwin 37k Kirwin (DE-229) (left) and Ruchamkin (DE-228) (right) dual launching, 15 June 1944, at Philadelphia Navy Yard, Philadelphia, PA. Mike Smolinski
    Kirwin 65k USS Kirwin (APD-90) at anchor in 1968, location unknown. William Mennel
    Boxer 125k "Carib 1-68 Patrol" Caribbean Ready Group steams in formation as it patrols the Caribbean Sea. Commanded by Capt. J.B. Drachnik, USN, Commander Amphibious Squadron Four. Homeported in Norfolk, Va., are: (l-r) Attack Cargo Ship, USS Rankin (AKA-103); Dock Landing Ship, USS Fort Snelling (LSD-30); Amphibious Assault Ship, USS Boxer (LPH-4); Tank Landing Ship, USS Graham County (LST-1176); and High Speed Transport, USS Kirwin (APD-90). Photographed by PH2 A.P. Gonthier, Jr. US Navy photo # NH 97284. US Naval Historical Center
    Kirwin 68k USS Kirwin (APD-90) underway, date and location unknown. Paul Rebold
    USS Kirwin (APD-90 / LPR-90)
    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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