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USS APc-22

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Charlie - November - Kilo
NCNK

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal

APc-1 Class Small Coastal Transport

Originally planned as a Coastal Minesweeper AMc-173

Laid down, 24 March 1942, at Hodgdon Brothers, Goudy and Stevens, East Boothbay, ME.

Launched, 2 September 1943

Commissioned USS APc-22, 15 March 1943, LTjg. Verey G. Martin Jr. USNR in command

During World War II USS APc-22 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater and participated in the following campaign:

Campaign and Dates
Asiatic-Pacific Campaigns
Bismarck Archipelago operation Arawe, New Britain, 19 to 20 December 1943

Decommissioned, 13 May 1946, at Naval Station Treasure Island, San Francisco, CA.

Struck from the Naval Register, 23 April 1947

USS APc-22 earned one battle star for WWII service

Transferred to the Maritime Administration (MARAD) in 1947 >li>Transferred in 1947 to the US Department of the Interior

Commercial Service

Sold in 1949 to Gerald Oaksmith, Seattle, WA. for use as a fishing boat, named FV Stormbird

Sold in 1951 to Vancouver Tug Boat Co., Ltd., Vancouver, BC, Reflagged Canadian in 1951 renamed FV La Dene

Sold in 1962 to Vancouver Barge Transportation Ltd., Vancouver BC.

Resold in 1962 to West Coast Salvage and Contracting Co, Vancouver BC.

Acquired in 1963 by Oren A. Diamond, Kodiak, AK. for use as a fishing boat, reflagged U.S. renamed FV Anna D

Final Disposition, foundered, 6 June 1963, at False Pass, AK.
*Source:The Nauticapedia

Specifications:
Displacement 100 t.(lt) 234 t.(fl) 258 t.(lim)
Length 103' 3"
Beam 21' 3"
Draft 9' 3"
Speed 10kts.

Complement

3 officers

22 enlisted

Troop Capacity 66

Largest Boom Capacity 2 t.

Armament

four single 20mm AA gun mounts

Fuel Capacity

Diesel 145 Bbls

Propulsion

one Atlas 6HM2124 Diesel engine

two Diesel-drive 30Kw 120V D. C. Ship's Service Generators

single propeller, 400shp

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description	Contributed By
USS APc-22
092302202	384k	*APc-22* sponsor Mrs. Geraldine Goudy Potven at the launching, 2 September 1943, at Hodgdon Brothers, Goudy and Stevens, East Boothbay, ME.	Alex Parker
	174k	*APc-22* launching, 2 September 1943, at Hodgdon Brothers, Goudy and Stevens, East Boothbay, ME.	Dale Hargrave
	92k	USS APc-1, USS APc-3, USS APc-22, USS APc-5, USS APc-20 nested together in an anchorage in the Solomon Islands, 1944.	Ash Family Trust 2017 - Neal Ash for his grandfather Stanley Ash, Boatswain Mate USS APc-1
092302203	371k	USS APc-22 98 year old ex crew member LTjg. William S. Licht.	Alex Parker
Commercial Service
092302204	28k	*Stormbird* (ex-USS APc-22 underway, date and location unknown. The Nauticapedia	John Spivey

There is no history available for USS APc-22 at NavSource

Commanding Officers
01	LTjg. Martin Jr., Verey G., USNR	15 March 1943 - December 1944
02	LT. Burke, Donald T., USNR	December 1944 - March 1945
03	LT. Grimes, Alton C., USNR	March 1945 - December 1945
04	LTjg. Gray, Jay D., USNR	December 1945 - 13 May 1946


Courtesy Wolfgang Hechler and Ron Reeves

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

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