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APD-124 Horace A. Bass
United States Navy fast attack transport
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Rudderrow - 1944/08/03
Bethlehem Steel Co., Shipbuilding Div., Quincy,
1944/09/12 1944/12/21 1975/07/01
scrap
Namesake: Lt(j.g.) Horace A.Bass - pil. VF-5 - KIA 42/08/24 x Eastern Solomons
TTD differences from class:Ms 21, SA,SU radars
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WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
45/03/03       joinPac - Panama Canal   66 
45/03/03 45/04/06     sail from Panama to San Diego > P.H. > Eniwetok > Ulithi > Okinawa   66 
45/04/06 45/04/10 Iceber   Okinawa - RP duty   66 
45/04/10 45/04/26     escort convoy from Okinawa to Guam, then sail back   66 
45/04/25   Iceber   sinking RO-109 280 nm SSE of Okinawa (21-58N, 129-35E)   66  85 
45/04/26 45/07/29     Okinawa - RP, ASW, AA duty   66 
45/07/29       damage(kami) 8 nm NW of Naha City, Okinawa (26-17N, 127-34E)   66  85 
45/07/30 45/08/14     Okinawa - repairs   66 
45/08/15 45/08/27   3rdFlt off Japan   66 
45/08/20       embarked Marine occupation detachement from north Carolina   81 
45/08/27 46/01     Yokosuka, Tokio Bay   66 
45/09/02       Tokio Bay - surrender ceremony   81 

Ship status, hull number changes...: ex DE-691, 1975/09/15 strukc from Navy List
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 2 Battle Stars
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