USS Begor

	USS Begor (APD-127) stands offshore during the evacuation and demolition of Hŭngnam, Korea, 24 December 1950.
History
United States
Name	USS Begor
Namesake	Fay B. Begor
Ordered	1942
Builder	Defoe Shipbuilding Company, Bay City, Michigan
Laid down	6 March 1944
Launched	25 May 1944
Commissioned	14 March 1945
Decommissioned	20 July 1959
Recommissioned	20 November 1961
Decommissioned	13 July 1962
Reclassified	LPR-127, 1 January 1969
Stricken	15 May 1975
Honors &; awards	5 battle stars (Korea)
Fate	Sold for scrap, 6 December 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;

History
USS Begor (APD-127) stands offshore during the evacuation and demolition of Hŭngnam, Korea, 24 December 1950.
United States
Name	USS Begor
Namesake	Fay B. Begor
Ordered	1942
Builder	Defoe Shipbuilding Company, Bay City, Michigan
Laid down	6 March 1944
Launched	25 May 1944
Commissioned	14 March 1945
Decommissioned	20 July 1959
Recommissioned	20 November 1961
Decommissioned	13 July 1962
Reclassified	LPR-127, 1 January 1969
Stricken	15 May 1975
Honors & awards	5 battle stars (Korea)
Fate	Sold for scrap, 6 December 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