USS Weiss (APD-135)

History
United States
Name	USS Weiss
Namesake	Carl W. Weiss
Ordered	1942
Builder	Defoe Shipbuilding Company, Bay City, Michigan
Laid down	14 October 1944
Launched	17 February 1945
Commissioned	7 July 1945
Decommissioned	2 May 1949
Recommissioned	14 October 1950
Decommissioned	2 March 1958
Recommissioned	20 November 1961
Decommissioned	January 1970
Reclassified	LPR-135, 1 January 1969
Stricken	15 September 1974
Honors &; awards	3 battle stars (Korea); 7 battle stars (Vietnam);
Fate	Sold for scrap, 24 June 1976
General characteristics
Class & type	Crosley-class high speed transport
Displacement	1,450 long tons (1,473 t)
Length	306 ft (93 m)
Beam	36 ft 10 in (11.23 m)
Draft	13 ft 6 in (4.11 m)
Propulsion	2 × Combustion Engineering DR boilers; Turbo-electric drive with 2 × General Electric steam turbines; 2 × solid manganese-bronze 3600 lb. 3-bladed propellers, 8 ft 6 in (2.59 m), 7 ft 7 in (2.31 m) pitch; 12,000 hp (8.9 MW); 2 rudders; 359 tons fuel oil;
Speed	23 knots (43 km/h; 26 mph)
Range	3,700 nmi (6,900 km) at 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph); 6,000 nmi (11,000 km) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph);
Boats & landing; craft carried	4 × LCVPs
Troops	162 troops
Complement	204 (12 officers, 192 enlisted)
Armament	1 × 5"/38 caliber gun; 3 × twin 40 mm guns; 6 × single 20 mm guns; 2 × depth charge tracks;

The USS Weiss (APD-135/LPR-135) was a Crosley-class high speed transport in service with the United States Navy from 1945 to 1970, with two short periods spent in reserve. She was finally scrapped in 1976.

History

United States
Name	USS Weiss
Namesake	Carl W. Weiss
Ordered	1942
Builder	Defoe Shipbuilding Company, Bay City, Michigan
Laid down	14 October 1944
Launched	17 February 1945
Commissioned	7 July 1945
Decommissioned	2 May 1949
Recommissioned	14 October 1950
Decommissioned	2 March 1958
Recommissioned	20 November 1961
Decommissioned	January 1970
Reclassified	LPR-135, 1 January 1969
Stricken	15 September 1974
Honors & awards	3 battle stars (Korea) 7 battle stars (Vietnam)
Fate	Sold for scrap, 24 June 1976
General characteristics
Class & type	Crosley-class high speed transport
Displacement	1,450 long tons (1,473 t)
Length	306 ft (93 m)
Beam	36 ft 10 in (11.23 m)
Draft	13 ft 6 in (4.11 m)
Propulsion	2 × Combustion Engineering DR boilers Turbo-electric drive with 2 × General Electric steam turbines 2 × solid manganese-bronze 3600 lb. 3-bladed propellers, 8 ft 6 in (2.59 m), 7 ft 7 in (2.31 m) pitch 12,000 hp (8.9 MW) 2 rudders 359 tons fuel oil
Speed	23 knots (43 km/h; 26 mph)
Range	3,700 nmi (6,900 km) at 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph) 6,000 nmi (11,000 km) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Boats & landing craft carried	4 × LCVPs
Troops	162 troops
Complement	204 (12 officers, 192 enlisted)
Armament	1 × 5"/38 caliber gun 3 × twin 40 mm guns 6 × single 20 mm guns 2 × depth charge tracks