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APD-17 Crosby
United States Navy fast attack transport
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
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Bethlehem Steel Co., Shipbuilding Div., Quincy,
1918/09/28 1919/01/24 1946/05/23
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WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
41/12/07       San Diego   81 
42/01 43/02/01     west coast - local escort duty   66 
43/02/01 43/02/27     MINY - conversion  
43/02/27 43/03/27     sail San Francisco > P.H. > Samoa > Fiji > Noumea > Esp. Santo   66 
43/03/27 43/04/29     Esp. Santo - training   66 
43/04/29 43/06/06     3 transport screen cruises Esp. Santo > Guadalcanal   66 
43/06/2? 43/07 Toena 31.3.11    
43/07/01   Toena 31.3.11 ?? reinfor-Viru Is  
43/07/05   Toena 31.3.11 ?? reinfor-Munda  
43/07/23 43/07/24   31 carry troops from Guadalcanal to Kula Gulf, then sail back   69 
43/08/15 43/08/24     Esp. Santo   88 
43/08/24 43/08/26     out of Esp. Santo   88 
43/08/26 43/08/30     Esp. Santo   88 
43/10/02 43/10/04     Port Purvis, Tulagi   88 
43/10/20 43/10/24     Esp. Santo   88 
43/10/26       Port Purvis, Tulagi   88 
43/10/27       land Treasury Islands   66 
43/10/28 43/10/31     Port Purvis, Tulagi   88 
43/11/03 43/11/04     Port Purvis, Tulagi   88 
43/11/06       reinforce Bougainville   66 
43/11/08 43/11/09     Port Purvis, Tulagi   88 
43/11/15 43/11/17   31.6 5th Bougainville reinforcement echelon   66 
43/11/19 43/11/21     Port Purvis, Tulagi   88 
43/11/2? 43/12/0?     Brisbane - overhaul   66 
43/12/12 43/12/24     Milne Bay   66 
43/12/24 43/12/28   76 land Cape Glosester   66 
44/01/02       land Dekays Bay, New Guinea   66 
44/01/06       sail Milne Bay > Esp. Santo   66 
44/01/1? 44/02     Solomons - escort, ASW, screening duty   66 
44/02/13 44/02/16   31 land Green Islands   66 
44/03/15 44/03/22   39 land Emirau   66 
44/04/06       back at New Guinea   66 
44/04/22   Reckle 77.2 land Aitape   66 
44/04/26       escort convoy to Hollandia   66 
44/05/25 44/05/30 Horlie 77 land Biak   66 
44/05/30 44/07/06     Humboldt Bay - landing craft flagship   66 
44/07/1? 44/07/2?     Manus - overhaul   66 
44/07/27 44/08/0? Globe 74 land Cape Sansapor   66 
44/08 44/08/22     Sydney - replenishment, repairs   66 
44/08/22 44/08/27     sail Sydney > Milne Bay   66 
44/09 44/10 Trade 77 land Morotai   66 
44/10/10     77.6    
44/10/12 44/11 King2 77.6     66 
44/10/17     77.6 reinfor-Suluan Is  
44/12/06 44/12/ Love3 78.3 land Mindoro - Ormoc Bay   66 
45/01 45/02/25 Mike1 77 land Lingayen Gulf   66 
45/01/31   Mike6 78.2 land Nasugbu Bay   66  85 
45/02/15   Mike1 78.3 land Mariveles Harbor   66 
45/02/17   Mike1 78.3 land Corregidor   66 
45/02/25       sail to Ulithi for overhaul   66 
45/03 45/04     Ulithi - overhaul   66 
45/04/18 45/05/18 Iceber   ASW, RP duty   66 
45/05/18 45/06/19     sail Okinawa > San Francisco   66 
45/06/19 45/09     San Francisco   66 

Ship status, hull number changes...: ex DD-164, 43/02/22 > APD-17
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 10 Battle Stars, NUC
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