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USS Ruchamkin

1944 shipsCold War amphibious warfare vessels of the United StatesCrosley-class high speed transportsCrosley-class high speed transports of the Colombian NavyMuseum ships in Colombia
Ships built in PhiladelphiaWorld War II amphibious warfare vessels of the United StatesWorld War II frigates and destroyer escorts of the United States
USS Ruchamkin (APD 89)
USS Ruchamkin (APD 89)

USS Ruchamkin (APD-89), ex-DE-228, later LPR-89, was a United States Navy high-speed transport in commission from 1945 to 1946, from 1951 to 1957, and from 1961 to 1969. She subsequently served as ARC Córdoba (DT 15) in the Colombian Navy, until 1980; although scrapped, her hull and superstructure were re-erected in a leisure park near Bogotá.

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USS Ruchamkin
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