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USS APc-38

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Charlie - Whiskey - Foxtrot
NCWF

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 a Coastal Minesweeper AMc-193

Laid down, 21 July 1942, at Anderson and Cristofani, San Francisco, CA.

Launched, 30 September 1942

Commissioned USS APc-38, 29 January 1943

Decommissioned, date unknown

Struck from the Naval Register, 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

Officers 3

Enlisted 22
Armament

four single 20mm AA gun mounts
Propulsion

one General Motors 8-268A Diesel engine

Snow and Knobstedt single reduction gears

single propeller, 500shp

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description		Contributed By
	101k	USS APc-38 underway in San Francisco Bay, near her builder's yard, 15 February 1943, soon after commissioning. She is carrying the armament of four 20mm guns that became standard for her class. US Naval History and Heritage Command photo # NH 96395		Tom De Mott Jr. and Shipscribe web site

There is no DANFS history available for USS APc-38 at NavSource

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

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