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APD-102 Rednour
United States Navy fast attack transport
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Rudderrow - 1943/12/30
Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard, Inc., Hingham, Mass.
1944/02/12 1944/12/30 1969/12
sold
Namesake: Ship's Cook 2c. Forrest Orin Rednour, USCG (*1923/05/13) KIA 1943/06/13 onboard USCG cutter Escanaba off Greenland, Navy and Marine Corps Medal recipient
TTD differences from class:Ms 31/20L
Camouflage:


WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
45/03/0?       joinPac - Panama Canal   66 
45/03/0? 45/03/11     sail from Panama to San Diego   66 
45/03/11 45/03/17?     San Diego - coastal training exercises   66 
45/03/25 45/04/08     P.H. - UDT training   66 
45/04/08 45/04/2?     escort cargo ships from P.H. to Marshalls > Ulithi   66 
45/04/23 45/04/26 Iceber   escort convoy from Ulithi to Okinawa   66 
45/04/26 45/05/27 Iceber   patrol off Kerama Retto, escout inbound and outbound convoys   66 
45/05/27   Iceber   damaged by kamikaze 17 nm N of Kerama Retto (26-29N, 127-21E) (3 KIA, 13 WIA)   85  66 
45/05/27 45/06/14     Kerama Retto - emergency repairs   66 
45/06/14 45/07/22     sail from Okinawa to Leyte > P.H. > San Pedro, California   66 
45/07/22 45/08/0?     California - overhaul   66 

Ship status, hull number changes...: ex DE-592; 1967/03/01 struck from Navy List
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 1 Battle Star
Notice: sold to Mexico > Coahuila > E22 J.M. Morelos y Pavon - still (2000) in service