High Speed Transport
High Speed Transports were converted destroyers and destroyer escorts used to support US Navy amphibious operations in World War II and afterward. They received the US Hull classification symbol APD; "AP" for transport and "D" for destroyer.
APDs were intended to deliver small units such as Marine Raiders, Underwater Demolition Teams and United States Army Rangers onto hostile shores. They could carry up to a company size unit. They also provided gunfire support as needed.
Read more about High Speed Transport: "Flush-deck" Conversions, Buckley Class Conversions, Rudderow Class Conversions, World War II Service, After World War II
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