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USS APc-85


USS APC-85 was transferred to Ecuador and named BAE Cinco de Junio
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
  • Laid down, date unknown, by Herreshoff Boatbuilding
  • Launched, date unknown
  • Commissioned USS APc-85, date unknown
  • Decommissioned, date unknown
  • Transferred to Ecuador, circa 1943, named BAE Cinco de Junio, later renamed El Oro
  • 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 National Supply Corp. diesel engine
    single propeller 400shp
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    APc-85 40k Ex-APc-85 underway while in Ecuadorean service as the transport BAE El Oro (ex-Cinco de Junio), date and location unknown. Robert Hurst
    There is no DANFS History available for APc-85 at NavSource
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
    Fleet Reserve Association
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    No Information Available
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