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APc-42
ex AMc-177


Flag Hoist/International Radio Call Sign:
November - Charlie - Yankee - Alpha
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons


Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top[ Row - American Campaign Medal
Bottom Row - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - Philippines Liberation Medal
APc-1 Class Small Coastal Transport:
  • Originally planned as a Coastal Minesweeper AMc-177
  • Laid down, 30 June 1942, at William J. Cryer and Son, Oakland, CA.
  • Launched, 7 December 1942
  • Commissioned USS APc-42, 10 March 1943
  • During World War II APc-42 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater
  • Decommissioned in 1946
  • 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 3 officers, 22 enlisted
    Armament four single 20mm AA gun mounts
    Propulsion one 400shp Atlas 6HM2124 diesel engine, one shaft
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    APc-42 74k APc-42 moored at Guiuan, Samar, Philippine Islands, in April 1946. Her armament had been removed. Shortly thereafter, she sailed to San Diego for decommissioning. Charles R. Perrin, LT., USNR (Ret) last commanding officer
    There is no DANFS history available for APc-42 at NavSource
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S.Navy Memorial Foundation
    Fleet Reserve Association
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    Naval Indignities, an article at "American Heritage.com" by Robert Perrin
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    Last Updated 21 December 2007