The USS Truxtun (APD-98) was a Crosley-class high-speed transport vessel constructed during World War II. Originally laid down as a Rudderow-class destroyer escort (DE-282) on December 13, 1943, at the Charleston Navy Yard, she was launched on March 9, 1944, with Miss Norton Truxtun serving as her sponsor. In July 1944, she was reclassified as a Crosley-class high-speed transport and redesignated APD-98, reflecting her new role. After conversion, she was commissioned into the U.S. Navy on July 9, 1945. Following her commissioning, Truxtun departed Charleston on July 24, 1945, for shakedown training near Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. This training occurred just days after the end of World War II. She then proceeded to Norfolk, Virginia, for post-shakedown availability, and in September 1945, she undertook a brief voyage to Miami, Florida. By late September, she was preparing for inactivation, and in November 1945, she moved to the Atlantic Reserve Fleet at Green Cove Springs, Florida. She was decommissioned on March 15, 1946, and remained in reserve at Green Cove Springs until 1961, later moving to Orange, Texas. Her name was temporarily canceled in June 1963 to be reassigned to a new guided-missile frigate, USS Truxtun (DLGN-35). The vessel was then designated simply as USS APD-98. On November 22, 1965, she was sold to the Republic of China under the Military Assistance Program, serving as ROCS Fu Shan (PF-35). During her service with the ROC Navy, she received modifications, including a second 5-inch gun aft and a Sea Chaparral missile launcher in 1983. By 1988, most of her armaments had been removed, and she was converted back to a fast transport (LPR-835) in 1996. The vessel was ultimately stricken and scrapped shortly thereafter, ending her maritime service.

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