file created: 12/07/02 00:28:24 , last update: 05/30/02
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APD-11 Gilmer
United States Navy fast attack transport
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
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New York Shipbuilding Co., Camden, N.J.
1919/05/24 1920/04/30 1946/12/03
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Namesake: Secretary Gilmer
TTD differences from class:
Camouflage: 44: Ms 31/20L


WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
41/12/07     NavDistr13/DesDiv82/DF at sea off Puget Sound   81  114 
41/12/1? 42/11/13     ASW patrols, escort duty   66 
42/06     8.6     81 
42/08     8.2     81 
42/11/13 43/01/29     Seattle - conversion DD-233 > APD-11   66 
43/01/29 43/02/13     sail Seattle > San Diego > P.H.   66 
43/02/1? 43/03/09     escort convoy P.H. > Esp. Santo   66 
43/03/09 43/04/05     Esp. Santo - training   66 
43/04/05     TransDiv16/DF ASW patrols from Tulagi   66 
43/04/22       Noumea   66 
43/05/05? 43/05/13     Townsville   66 
43/05/13 43/06/22     2 round trip escort runs Townsville <> Brisbane   66 
43/06/22 43/09/04     escort duty Australia <> New Guinea   66 
43/09/04     76 land Lae   66 
43/09/1? 43/12     New Guinea - support and escort duty   66 
43/10/02 43/10/04     Port Purvis, Tulagi   88 
43/12/24 43/12/27 Dexter 76 land Cape Gloucester   66 
44/01/01 44/01/0? Michae 76 land Saidor   66 
44/04/18 44/05/12 Reckle 77 land Hollandia   66 
44/05/12 44/05/2?     sail Hollandia > P.H. (embark UDT team)   66 
44/05/29 44/08/12 Forage 52.6.9    
44/05/31       San Diego   88 
44/06/16   Forage 52.6.9 sinking small AKs Jusen Maru #1, Usen Maru #2, Toa Maru, Tacutake Maru 25 nm W of Saipan   66  85 
44/07/14   Forage   sinking/share(William C. Miller) I-6 70 nm W of Saipan (15-18N, 144-26E)   66  85 
44/09 45/01     P.H. - UDT teams training   66 
45/01/10       Ulithi - landing rehersals   66 
45/02/14 45/02/24 Detach 54     66 
45/02/24 45/02/28     sail Iwojima > Leyte   66 
45/03/ 45/04/09 Iceber 52.12/GF     66 
45/03/25   Iceber 52.12/GF damage(kami) off Okinawa (26-12N, 127-04E) - 1 KIA, 3 WIA   66  85 
45/04/09 45/04/1?     sail Okinawa > P.H. for repairs   66 
45/05 45/06     PHNY - repairs  
45/07/04 45/08     Okinawa area   66 

Ship status, hull number changes...: ex DD-233, 42/01/22 > APD-11, 46/02/25 struck from Navy List
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 7 Battle Stars
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