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USS APc-16


International Radio Call Sign:
November - Charlie - Juliet - India
 NCJI
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons


Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - Combat Action Ribbon (Lingayen Gulf, 9 to 14 January 1945) - American Campaign Medal
Bottom Row - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal - Philippines Liberation Medal
APc-1 Class Small Coastal Transport:
  • Originally planned as a Coastal Minesweeper AMc-156
  • Laid down, 6 April 1942, at Camden Ship Building and Marineway, Camden, ME.
  • Launched, 5 July 1942
  • Commissioned USS APc-16, 15 January 1943
  • During World War II USS APc-16 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater and participated in the following campaign:
    Asiatic-Pacific Campaigns
    Campaign and Dates
    Luzon operation, Lingayen Gulf landings, 9 to 14 January 1945
  • Decommissioned, date unknown
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
  • USS APc-16 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-16 822k Dry Dock # 2, Navy Yard Charleston, S.C., 9 April 1943, with eight ships on blocks.
    USS APc-16,
    USS APc-20,
    USS APc-6,
    USS APc-7,
    USS APc-8,
    USS APc-14,
    USS APc-18, and
    USS YAG-13,
    US Navy Yard Charleston S.C. photo # 765-43.    		 Robert Hall
    There is no DANFS history record for USS APc-16 available at Navsource.
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S.Navy Memorial Foundation
    Fleet Reserve Association
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
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    Last Updated 11 April 2008