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APD-101 Knudson
United States Navy fast attack transport
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Rudderrow - 1943/12/23
Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard, Inc., Hingham, Mass.
1944/02/05 1944/11/25 1974/12/06
scrap
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WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
45/01/2?       joinPac - Panama Canal   66 
45/01/2? 45/02/09     sail from Panama to San Diego > P.H.   66 
45/02/09 45/02/28     P.H. - UDT training   66 
45/02/28 45/03/12     sail from P.H. to Eniwetok > Ulithi UDT19 onboard   66 
45/03/12 45/03/21     Ulithi   66 
45/03/21 45/04/14 Iceber 52.12 UDT19   66 
45/03/25   Iceber 52.12 damage(kami) off Okinawa (26-12N, 127-04E)   85 
45/04/14 45/04/19     escort Nevada from Okinawa to Guam   66 
45/04/23 45/04/25     sail from Guam to Ulithi   66 
45/04/25 45/05/05     Ulithi   66 
45/05/05 45/05/08     escort Portland from Ulithi to Okinawa   66 
45/05/08 45/06/15 Iceber   Okinawa - screening duty   66 
45/06/15 45/06/18     sail from Okinawa to Leyte   66 
45/06/18 45/07/04     N Philippines   66 
45/07/04 45/07/16     escort LST's convoy from Subic Bay to Okinawa, then sail to Guam   66 
45/07/16 45/07/19     Guam - embark UDT19   66 
45/07/19 45/08/05     sail from Guam to Eniwetok > P.H. > San Diego   66 
45/08/05 45/08/16     San Diego   66 
45/08/16 45/09/04     sail from San Diego to Tokio Bay, UDT25 onboard   66 

Ship status, hull number changes...: ex DE-591, 44/07/17 > APD-101, 1972/07/15 struck from Navy List
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 1 Battle Star
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