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USS Scribner

USS Scribner is documented as an ships in the Crosley-class high-speed-transport roster.

The U.S. Navy high-speed transport USS Scribner (APD-122) underway off Boston, Massachusetts (USA), on 20 October 1944. She is painted in Camouflage Measure 31, Design 20L.
The U.S. Navy high-speed transport USS Scribner (APD-122) underway off Boston, Massachusetts (USA), on 20 October 1944. She is painted in Camouflage Measure 31, Design 20L.U.S. National Archives photo BS 76151 from usndazzle.com · Public domainImage source
Hull / pennantAPD-122
ClassCrosley class
NavyUnited States Navy
CountryUnited States

What is known about this ship

USS Scribner is documented as an ships in the Crosley-class high-speed-transport roster.

Service history

The hull was built in the Rudderow destroyer-escort design line under the construction designation DE-689 but entered commissioned service as high-speed transport APD-122; no commissioned DE identity is invented.

Class context: Crosley class

The Crosley class applied the Rudderow destroyer-escort design to the high-speed-transport mission, trading the DE combat fit for troop, boat, and amphibious-support capacity.

This ship is recorded as a member of Crosley class. Shared design history belongs on the class page; this page concentrates on the individual hull where evidence is available.

Sources and further reading

  1. Rudderow-class destroyer escorts ↗Naval History and Heritage Command · accessed 2026-09-19
  2. Destroyer escort-transports (APD) in World War II ↗Destroyer History Foundation · accessed 2026-09-19
  3. Rudderow-class destroyer escorts in World War II ↗Destroyer History Foundation · accessed 2026-09-19
  4. High-speed Transport (APD) / Amphibious Transport, Small (LPR) Photo Index ↗NavSource Naval History · accessed 2026-09-19
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