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USS APc-9

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Charlie - Echo - Uniform
NCEU

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal

APc-1 Class Small Coastal Transport:

Originally planned as Coastal Minesweeper AMc-198

Laid down in 1942, at Herreshoff Boatbuilding Co., Bristol, CT.

Launched in 1942

Commissioned USS APc-9 in 1942

During World War II USS APc-9 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater

Decommissioned, date unknown

Final Disposition, fate unknown

Specifications:
Displacement 100 t.(lt) 234 t.(fl)
Length 103'
Beam 21' 3"
Draft 9' 3"
Speed 10kts.
Complement 3 officers, 22 enlisted
Armament four single 20mm AA gun mounts
Propulsion one 400shp National Supply Corp. MML-6 diesel engine, one shaft

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description		Contributed By
	86k	USS APc-9 returning to San Francisco Bay from the Western Pacific in late 1945 or early 1946. Late wartime or early postwar modifications include the removal of her armament and the addition of portholes in the deckhouse. US Navy photo # 81031, from the collections of the US Naval Historical Center.		Robert Hurst

There is no DANFS history record for USS APc-9 available at Navsource.

Crew Contact And Reunion Information
U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
Fleet Reserve Association

Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
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Last Updated 21 November 2008