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Lost to enemy action, 27 December 1943

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APc-15
ex AMc-155

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons


Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive, 27 December 1943)
Bottom Row - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal
APc-1 Class Small Coastal Transport:
  • Originally planned as Coastal Minesweeper AMc-155
  • Laid down, 29 April 1942, at Camden Ship Building and Marineway, Camden, ME.
  • Launched, 9 July 1942
  • Commissioned USS APc-15, 27 October 1942
  • During World War II APc-15 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater and participated in the following campaign:
  • Lost to enemy air attack at Arawe, New Georgia, 27 December 1943
  • Struck from the Naval Register (date unknown)
  • APc-15 earned one battle star for World War II service
    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
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    APc-15 108k APc-15 underway, possibly undergoing builders acceptance trials.
    US Navy photo    		 Tom De Mott Jr.
    APc-15 17k APc-15 underway, date and place unknown.
    US Navy photo    		 Hyperwar US Navy in WWII
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