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APD-15 Kilty
United States Navy fast attack transport
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
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Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, Cal. 		1918/04/25 1918/12/17 1946/08/26
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WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
41/12/07       San Diego   81 
42/08/04 42/08/06     escort Whale San Francisco > San Diego   81 
43/01 43/03/02     MINY - overhaul, conversion   66 
43/04/08 43/04/28     Noumea   66 
43/04/28 43/06     escort duty to Solomons   66 
43/06/26 43/06/29 Toena      
43/07/01       reinfor-Viru Is  
43/07/05       reinfor-Munda  
43/07/23 43/07/24   31 carry troops from Guadalcanal to Kula Gulf, then sail back   69 
43/08/14 43/08/15   31 land Vella Lavella   66 
43/10/26       Port Purvis, Tulagi   88 
43/10/27       land Treasury Is   66 
43/10/28 43/10/31     Port Purvis, Tulagi   88 
43/11/03 43/11/04     Port Purvis, Tulagi   88 
43/11/05       land troops on Bougainville   66 
43/11/09 43/11/09     Port Purvis, Tulagi   88 
43/11/19 43/11/21     Port Purvis, Tulagi   88 
43/11/21       sail Solomons > Brisbane   66 
43/11/3? 43/12     Brisbane - overhaul   66 
43/12/26   Dexter 76.1.21 land Cape Gloucester   66 
44/01/02   Michae 76 land Saidor   66 
44/02/13 44/02/15   31 land Green Islands   66 
44/02/20       reinforce Green Islands   66 
44/03/15 44/03/22   39 land Emirau   66 
44/04/20 44/04/2? Persec 77.3 land Aitape   66 
44/05/17 44/05/2 Straig 75 land Wakde   66  81 
44/05/27 44/05/28 Horlie 77 land Biak   66 
44/05/28       Humboldt Bay   66 
44/07/30   Globe 74 land Cape Sansapor   66 
44/08 44/08/22     Sydney   66 
44/08/22 44/08/27     sail Sydney > Milne Bay   66 
44/08/30       Humboldt Bay   66 
44/09/15   Trade 77 land Morotai   66 
44/10 44/10/12     Hollandia   66 
44/10/12 44/10/23 King2 77.6?     66 
44/10/23 44/11     Hollandia   66 
44/11/? 44/11/12     escort 3 LST Kossol Roads > Leyte   66 
44/12/12 44/12/17 Love3 78.3 land SW Mindoro   66 
44/12/15 44/12/17 Love3 78.3.2 sail from Mindoro back to Leyte   105 
45/01   Mike1 77     66 
45/01/31   Mike6 78.2 land Nasugbu Bay   66  85 
45/02/17   Mike1 78.3 land Corregidor   66 
45/02/26 45/04/02     Ulithi - overhaul   66 
45/04/02   Iceber SpecEscCarGrp     70 
45/05/       escort run from Saipan to Okinawa   66 
45/05/04       lifeguard from Luce   66 
45/05/17 45/06/18     sail Guam > San Diego   66 
45/06/18 45/09     San Diego - overhaul   66 

Ship status, hull number changes...: ex DD-137, 43/01/02 > APD-15, 45/07/20 > DD-137
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): NUC
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