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DE-603 / APD-113 Earheart

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal

USS Earheart (APD-113) was transferred to Mexico and renamed ARM Papaloapan (B-4)
Crosley Class High-speed Transport
  • Laid down, 20 March 1945, as DE-603, a Rudderow Class Destroyer Escort at Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard Co, Hingham MA.
  • Redesignated Crosley Class High-speed Transport APD-113 while under construction
  • Launched, 12 May 1945
  • Commissioned USS Earheart (APD-113), 26 July 1945
  • Decommissioned, 29 April 1946
  • Laid up in the Atlantic Reserve Fleet, Florida Group, St. Johns River
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 12 December 1963 and transferred to Mexico 12 December 1963
  • Commissioned in to the Mexican Navy as ARM H-4
  • Reclassified a destroyer escort in 1964 and renamed ARM Papaloapan (B-4)
  • Papaloapan ran aground in 1976
  • Final Disposition, discarded by the Mexican Navy and scrapped 1976
    Specifications:
    Displacement 1,400 t.
    Length 306' ovl.
    Beam 37"
    Draft 12' 7" (limiting)
    Speed 23.6 kts. (trial)
    Range 6,000 nautical miles at 12 kts.
    Complement 12-15 Officers, 189-192 Enlisted
    Troop Accommodations 12 Officers, 150 Enlisted
    Boats 4 LCVP landing craft
    Troop Accoutrements 6 1/4 ton trucks, 2 1 ton trucks, 4 ammunition carts, 4 pack howitzers
    Storage
    Ammunition 6,000 cu. ft.
    General Cargo 3,500 cu. ft.
    Gasoline 1,000 cu. ft.
    Armament one 5"/38 dual purpose gun mount, three twin 40 mm gun mounts, six single 20 mm gun mounts, two depth charge tracks
    Propulsion 2 Foster-Wheeler "D" Express type boilers, 2 GE Turbines, (turbo-electric drive), 2 shafts, Shaft horsepower 12,000
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    ARM Papaloapan (B-4)
    Earheart 38k Ex-Earheart (APD-113) in Mexican service as ARM Papaloapan (B-4) underway, circa 1966, location unknown. Robert Hurst
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    DANFS History entry located at the US Naval Historical Center web site
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
    Fleet Reserve Association
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    Destroyer Escort Sailors Association
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    Last Updated 15 December 2006