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APD-21 Dickerson
United States Navy fast attack transport
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
flushdeck - . .
New York Shipbuilding Co., Camden, N.J.
1919/03/12 1919/09/03 1945/04/04
sunk
Namesake:
TTD differences from class:
Camouflage: 43-44: Ms 22


WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
41/12/07     AtlFlt/DesFlot8/DesRon27/DesDiv54 Argentia, Newfoundland   81  114 
43/11       joinPac - Panama Canal   66 
43/11/1? 44/01     patrol & local escort duty off Esp. Santo   66 
44/01/30 44/02/01   31.8 land reaider party on Green Islands   66  85 
44/02/13 44/02/16   31 land Green Islands   66 
44/03/15 44/03/22   39 land Emirau   66 
44/04       Milne Bay   66 
44/04/18 44/04/2? Persec 77.3? land Aitape   66 
44/05       P.H.   66 
44/05/29 44/07/3? Forage 52.10/FSU6/TransRon17    
44/07/14   Forage 52.10/FSU6/TransRon17 start reconnoitering landing beaches at Asan, Guam (UDT 3)   85 
44/09? 44/10     California - overhaul   66 
44/11/ 44/12/27     New Guinea - escort duty   66 
44/12/27 45/01/2? Mike1 77.2.1     66  105 
45/01/3? 45/02/19     Ulithi - repairs   66 
45/02/19   Detach 50     66 
45/03/19 45/04/04 Iceber 51.1     66 
45/04/02   Iceber 51.1 disable(kami) off Okinawa - 54 KIA (Herbert and Bunch aids)   66 
45/04/04   Iceber   sunk(scuttled) off Kerama Retto   85 

Ship status, hull number changes...: ex DD-157, 43/08/21 > APD-21
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 6 Battle Stars
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