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APD-18 Kane
United States Navy fast attack transport
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
flushdeck - 1918/07/03
New York Shipbuilding Co., Camden, N.J. 		1919/08/13 1920/06/11 1946/06/21
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Namesake: Elisha Kent Kane
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WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
41/12/07     NavDistr13/DesDiv82 Seattle, Washington   81  114 
41/12/1? 41/12/23     escort convoy Seattle > Kidiak and back   66 
42/04/19 43/02     Alaska, Aleutians   66 
42/07/14     8.4 rescued 11 survivors from s/s Arcata sunk by I-7   66  81  85
42/08     8.1     81 
42/08/03     8 attacked by planes   66 
42/08/30   Firepl 8/EscGrp land Adak   81 
43/02 43/04/03     Todd´s Dry Docks - conversion   66 
43/04/24 43/04/30     sail San Francisco > Cold Bay, Alaska   66 
43/04/30 43/11/20     Aleutians   66 
43/05 43/06 Landcr 51/TranGrp land Attu   85  81 
43/05/11   Landcr 51/TranGrp Attu - land rangers   85 
43/07/17       Dutch Harbor   66 
43/08/10 43/08/2? Cotta 16/TranGrp     85 
43/08/22     16 with Dale reconnaissance Rat & Buldir Islands - no Japs found   66 
43/12 44/01/12     MINY - overhaul   66  88 
44/01/18       P.H.   66 
44/01/2? 44/02 Flint ??     66 
44/04/18 44/04/2? Reckle 77.3 land Aitape   66 
44/04/2? 44/05/23     escort convoy New Guinea > Solomons, then sail to P.H.   66 
44/05/23 44/06/0?     P.H. - training   66 
44/05/29 44/08/10 Forage      
44/07/17   Forage   Guam - landing beaches reconnaissance (UDT 4)   85 
44/08/10 44/09     P.H.   66 
44/10/10? 44/10/20 King2 77/G    
44/12/04 45/04/20     California   66 
45/04/27? 45/05/04     P.H. - UDT training   66 
45/06/12 45/06/28 Iceber   Okinawa   66 
45/06/28 45/07/0?     escort convoy Okinawa > Leyte   66 
45/07/04 45/09/17   75 Leyte -   66 

Ship status, hull number changes...: ex DD-235, 43/04 > APD-18
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 7 Battle Stars
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