World War II
American High Speed Transports; APD's
Crosley Class, (TEV)
conversion
A study in Blueprints
By Duane Borchers, Sr.
BK-017,
$70.00
(Foreign; $100.00)(11"x17" soft cover book of engineering
drawings,155 pages)
Ships of class: USS Crosley (APD 87)(DE-226), USS Cread (APD
88)(DE-227), USS Ruchamkin (APD-89)(LPR-89)(DE-228), USS Kirwin
(APD-90)(LPR-90)(DE-229), USS Kinzer (APD-91)(DE-232), USS Register
(APD-92)(DE-233), USS Brock (APD-93)(DE-234), USS John Q. Roberts
(APD-94)(DE-235), USS William M. Hobby (APD-95)(DE-236), USS Ray K.
Edwards (APD-96)(DE-237), USS Arthur J. Bristol
(APD-97)(DE-281), USS
Truxtun (APD-98)(DE-282), USS Upham (APD-99)(DE-283), USS Ringness
(APD-100)(DE-590), USS Knudson (APD-101)(DE-591), USS Rednour
(APD-102)(DE-592), Tollberg (APD-103)(DE-593), USS William J. Pattison
(APD-104)(DE-594), USS Myers (APD-105)(DE-595), USS Walter B. Cobb
(APD-106)(DE-596), USS Earle B. Hall (APD-107)(DE-597), USS Harry L. Corl
(APD-108)(DE-598), USS Belet (APD-109)(DE-599), USS Julius A. Raven
(APD-110)(DE-600), USS Walsh (APD-111)(DE-601), USS Hunter Marshall
(APD-112)(DE-602), USS Earhart (APD-113)(DE-603), USS Walter S. Gorka
(APD-114)(DE-604), USS Rogers Blood (APD-115)(DE-605), USS Frankovich
(APD-116)(DE-606), USS Joseph M. Auman (APD-117)(DE-674), USS Don O. Woods
(APD-118)(DE-721), USS Beverly W. Reid
(APD-119)(LPR-119)(DE-726), USS
Kline (APD-120)(DE-687), USS Raymon W. Herndon
(APD1-21)(DE-688), USS
Scribner (APD-122)(DE-689), USS Diachenko
(APD-123)(LPR-123)(DE-690), USS
Horace A. Bass (APD-124)(LPR-124)(DE-691), USS Wantuck
(APD-125)(DE-692),
USS Gosselin (APD-126)(DE-710), USS Begor
(APD-127)(LPR-127)(DE-711), USS
Cavallaro (APD-128)(DE-712), USS Donald W. Wolf (APD-129)(DE-713), USS
Cook (APD-130)(LPR-130)(DE-714), USS Walter X. Young
(APD-131)(DE-715),
USS Balduck (APD-132)(LPR-132)(DE-716), USS Burdo
(APD-133)(DE-717), USS
Kleinsmith (APD-134)(DE-718), USS Weiss
(APD-135)(LPR-135)(DE-719), USS
Carpellotti (APD-136)(DE-720), USS De Long (APD-137)(DE-684), USS
Coates
(APD-138)(DE-685) and USS Bray (APD 139)(DE-709).
Title |
Shipyard & |
Date of Approval |
Page |
| Deck House, Arrangement. | Bethlehem Steel Co. |
July 8, 1944 |
12-13 |
| Main Deck, Superstructure Deck & Navigation Bridge - General Arrangement. | do. |
July 27, 1944 |
14-16 |
| Hold, 2nd Platform, 1st Platform, General Arrangement | do. |
July 17, 1944 |
17-19 |
| Inboard Profile. | do. |
July 3, 1944 |
20-21 |
| Outboard Profile. | do. |
July 13, 1944 |
22-23 |
| Booklet of General Plans: Outboard Profile, Inboard Profile, Navigating Bridge, Superstructure Deck, Main Deck, 11 Cross Sections, 1st Platform Deck, 2nd Platform Deck and Hold. | do. |
August 16, 1944 |
24-27 |
| Faired Lines. | do. |
May 29, 1944 |
28-30 |
| Body Plan. | do. |
July 13, 1944 |
31-32 |
| Outside Plating, Stem to frame 59. | do. |
June 21, 1944 |
33-34 |
| Outside Plating, frame 59 to 113. | do. |
June 29, 1944 |
35-37 |
| Outside Plating, frame 113 to Stern. | do. |
July 6, 1944 |
38-40 |
| Bow Framing. | do. |
June 2, 1944 |
41-43 |
| Transverse Framing, frames 7 to 22. | do. |
June 19, 1944 |
44-45 |
| Transverses numbers 10, 18, 20, 23 and 27. | do. |
do. |
46-47 |
| Transverses numbers 31, 39 and 43. | do. |
do. |
48-49 |
| Transverses 51 and 55. | do. |
do. |
50-51 |
| Transverses 63 and 67. | do. |
June 19, 1944 |
52-53 |
| Transverses numbers 75, 79 and 83. | do. |
do. |
54-56 |
| Transverses 90 and 94. | do. |
June 26, 1944 |
57-59 |
| Transverses numbers 102, 106 and 110. | do. |
June 21, 1944 |
60-62 |
| Transverses 117 and 121. | do. |
June 29, 1944 |
63-64 |
| Transverse numbers 129, 133 and 137. | do. |
June 22, 1944 |
65-67 |
| Transverse numbers 143, 147 and 150. | do. |
June 18, 1944 |
68-70 |
| Transverse numbers 156, 164 and 169. | do. |
June 19, 1944 |
71-72 |
| Bottom Cover Plate for Echo Ranging Equipment. | do. |
do. |
73-74 |
| Rudders. | do. |
July 7, 1944 |
75-77 |
| Bow Framing. | do. |
June 21, 1944 |
78-80 |
| Main Deck Plating, Stem to frame 59. | do. |
June 20, 1944 |
81-83 |
| Main Deck Plating, frame 59 to 113. | do. |
June 23, 1944 |
84-86 |
| Main Deck Plating, frame 113 to Stern. | do. |
July 3, 1944 |
87-89 |
| Superstructure Deck, frames 59 to 92. | do. |
July 8, 1944 |
90-92 |
| Superstructure Deck, Aft frames 92 to 128. | do. |
July 13, 1944 |
93-95 |
| Main Deckhouse and Superstructure Deck, frames 35 to 59. | do. |
June 22, 1944 |
96-98 |
| Deckhouse on Main Deck, frames 57 to 137. | do. |
June 28, 1944 |
99-101 |
| Deckhouse on Superstructure Deck and Navigating Bridge Deck Plating. | do. |
July 10, 1944 |
102-104 |
| Cutting and Patching Plan for Existing Structure Above Main Deck. | do. |
June 28, 1944 |
105-106 |
| Stem. | do. |
do. |
107-108 |
| Sections, Forward. | do. |
June 30, 1944 |
109-110 |
| Midships Section. | do. |
June 16, 1944 |
111-112 |
| Sections, Aft. | do. |
July 6, 1944 |
113-114 |
| Outline of Stiffening In Way of Guns and Gun Directors. | do. |
July 22, 1944 |
115-117 |
| Foundations and Protection Shields for 40/mm Guns and Gun Directors. | do. |
July 19, 1944 |
118-121 |
| Foundations and Shields for 20/mm Guns. | do. |
July 7, 1944 |
122-124 |
| Foundations for Depth Charge Release Tracks and Bridge Control. | do. |
June 23, 1944 |
125-126 |
| Deckhouse and Top on Navigating Bridge Deck and Platforms. | do. |
June 28, 1944 |
127-129 |
| 6" and 10" Bitts, 12" Chocks, Locations and Details. | do. |
July 21, 1944 |
130-131 |
| Chain Pipe Deck Fittings and Cover. | do. |
July 15, 1944 |
132-134 |
| Rail Stanchions, Types. | do. |
August 19, 1944 |
135-136 |
| Rail Stanchions, Details and Stowage. | do. |
do. |
137-139 |
| Guard Rails Around Hatches. | do. |
July 14, 1944 |
140-141 |
| Main Deck, Superstructure Deck, Navigating Bridge, Compartment and Access and Deck: Supports | do. |
July 19, 1944 |
142-144 |
| Diagrammatic Arrangement of Plumbing and Deck Drains. | do. |
July 9, 1944 |
145-147 |
| Escape, Whistle Steam and Drain Piping - Sections. | do. |
July 20, 1944 |
148-150 |
| Escape, Whistle Steam and Drain Piping - Elevation and B/M. | do. |
do. |
151 |
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