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USS APc-111


International Radio Call Sign:
November - Kilo - Charlie - Xray
 NKCX
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:
  • Laid down, 3 April 1943, at Anderson and Cristofani, San Francisco, CA.
  • Launched, 5 June 1943
  • Commissioned USS APc-111, 31 July 1943, LTjg. Walter J. Jolly USNR in command
  • During World War II USS APc-111 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater:
    APc Flotilla Five, LT. G. D. Winsor USNR;
     APc Group Fifteen;
     APc Division Thirty
  • Decommissioned, 27 October 1946, at Seattle, WA.
  • Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
  • Transferred to the Maritime Administration (MARAD) in 1947
  • Merchant Service
  • Sold to Lawrence A.J. Hansen, Seattle WA. in 1947
  • Owned in 1948 by Coastal Trading Co. Inc. WA., renamed Coastal Trader (I)
  • Owned in 1949-1960 by Northern Tug & Barge Ltd., Vancouver BC. renamed Sea Queen (III), reflagged Canadian
  • Owned in 1960-1961 by Vancouver Tug Boat Co. Ltd., Vancouver BC., renamed La Fleur (I)
  • Owned in 1962-1966 by Pacific Leasing Corporation Ltd., Vancouver BC., renamed T-W Sea Queen
  • Owned in 1967 by Crescent Enterprises Ltd., Vancouver BC.
  • Owned in 1968-1972 Sea Queen Fisheries Ltd., Burnaby BC.
  • Final Disposition, 6 June 1972 vessel had an engine room fire, burned and sank in Queen Charlotte Sound, BC,

    Displacement 100 t.(lt) 258 t.(fl)
    Length 103'
    Beam 21' 3"
    Draft 9' 3" (lim)
    Speed 10kts.
    Complement
    Officers 3
    Enlisted 22
    Troop Capacity 66
    Fuel Capacity Diesel 145 Bbls
    Armament
    four single 20mm AA gun mounts
    Propulsion
    one Enterprise DMG-6 Diesel engine
    two Diesel-drive 30Kw 120V. Ship's Service Generators
    single propeller, 400shp
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    APc-111
    092311101    		 20k Ex-USS APc-111 in merchant service as Coastal Trading Co.'s ship Coastal Trader underway, circa 1947-1949, location unknown.
    The Nauticapedia    		 John Spivey
    There is no DANFS history available for USS APc-111 at NavSource
    Commanding Officers
    01LTjg. Jolly, Walter James, USNR31 July 1943 - September 1944
    02LTjg. Richardson, Merlyn L., USNRSeptember 1944 - April 1945
    03LTjg. Kane Jr., Thomas James, USNRApril 1945 - December 1945
    04LTjg. Gordon, Donald C., USNRDecember 1945 - 27 October 1946
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
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