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APc-48
ex AMc-190

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal
APc-1 Class Small Coastal Transport:
  • Originally planned as a Coastal Minesweeper AMc-190
  • Laid down, 6 June 1942, at Lynch Shipbuilding Co. San Diego, CA.
  • Launched, 16 September 1942
  • Commissioned USS APc-48, 27 April 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 3 officers, 22 enlisted
    Armament four single 20mm AA gun mounts
    Propulsion one 500shp General Motors 8-268A diesel engine, Snow and Knobstedt single reduction gear, one shaft
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    APc-48 79k APc-48 underway, date and location unknown.
    US Navy photo    		 Hyperwar US Navy in WWII
    APc-48 82k APc-48 underway, date and location unknown.
    US Navy photo    		 Hyperwar US Navy in WWII
    There is no DANFS history available for APc-48 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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