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AGC-1 Appalachian
United States Navy amphibious command ship
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
1942/11/04
Federal Shipb. & Drydock Co., Kearny, N.J.
1943/01/29 1943/10/02 1960
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Namesake: A mountain system of eastern North America extending from the Canadian provinces of Newfoundland, Quebec, and new Brunswick southwest to central Alabama
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WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
43/11/1?       joinPac - Panama Canal   66 
43/11/26 44/01/13     San Diego - embark 4th Marines troops   66 
44/01/13 44/02/06 Flint 53/FF    
44/02/06 44/02/0?     sail from Kwajalein to Ellice Is.   66 
44/02/1? 44/02/2?     sail from Ellice Is. to Guadalcanal   66 
44/02/2? 44/03/29     Solomons   66 
44/03/29 44/04/08     sail from Guadalcanal to P.H.   66 
44/04/1? 44/04/2?     sail from P.H. to Guadalcanal   66 
44/04/2? 44/06/12     Guadalcanal - Forager rehearsals   66 
44/06/12 44/08/10 Forage 53/FF??     66 
44/08/10 44/08/21     sail from Guam to P.H.   66 
44/08/21 44/09/15     P.H. - training exercises for Yap landing (cancelled)   66 
44/09/15 44/10/03     sail from P.H. to Manus   66 
44/10/14 44/10/23 King2 79.3/GF     66 
44/10/23 44/10/28     sail from Leyte to Humboldt Bay   66 
44/10/28 44/11/20     Humboldt Bay   66 
44/11/20 44/11/26     sail from Humboldt Bay to Noumea   66 
44/11/26 44/12/17     Noumea - refresh   66 
44/12/17       departed Noumea for Solomons   66 
44/12/2? 44/12/24     Guadalcanal - landing rehearsals   66 
44/12/24 44/12/2,     sail from Guadalcanal to Manus   66 
45/01/0? 45/01/12 Mike1 78 or 79 land Lingayen Gulf   66 
45/01/12 45/01/15     sail from Lingayen Gulf to Leyte   66 
45/01/18 45/02/13     sail from Leyte to Ulithi > P.H. > San Francisco   66 
45/02/14 45/04/0?     MINY - overhaul   66 
45/04/10 45/04/16     sail from San Francisco to P.H.   66 
45/04/16 45/05/16     P.H. - exercises   66 
45/05/16 45/05/27     sail from P.H. to Saipan   66 
45/05/27 45/07/09     Saipan   66 
45/07/09 45/07/13     sail from Saipan to Manila   66 
45/07/13 45/09/18     Luzon waters   66 

Ship status, hull number changes...: 1959/03/01 struck from Navy List
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 4 Battle Stars
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