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APD-23 Overton
United States Navy fast attack transport
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
flushdeck - 1918/10/30
New York Shipbuilding Co., Camden, N.J.
1919/07/10 1920/06/30 1945/11/30
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Namesake: Cap Overton
TTD differences from class:
Camouflage: 42: Ms 13, 43-44: Ms 22


WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
41/12/07     AtlFlt/DesFlot8/DesRon31/DesDiv62 Boston   81  114 
42/02/08       sail for P.H. > west coast   66 
43/11/0?       joinPac - Panama Canal   66 
43/11/12 44/01/22     P.H.   66 
44/01/22 44/02/08 Flint 52.3/GF    
44/01/30   Flint 52.3/GF landing troops on Nihni Is/Kwajalein Attoll  
44/01/31   Flint 52.3/GF land troops at Cecil & Carter Is, Kwajalein Atoll   66 
44/02/05   Flint 52.3/GF land reconnaissance troops on Bennett Island   66 
44/05/29 44/07/2? Forage 52.8.1/TranDiv12    
44/07/2? 44/08     escort LST to P.H.   66 
44/08 44/09/15     P.H.   66 
44/09/15 44/10/0?     sail P.H. > Manus   66 
44/10/12 44/11 King2 77/G     66 
44/11 44/12     escort supply convoys   66 
44/12 44/12/27     Humboldt Bay   66 
44/12/27 45/01/12 Mike1 77.9    
45/01/12 45/01/2?     sail Lingayen Gulf > Leyte > Ulithi   66 
45/02 45/03 Detach 50.8     66 
45/03/0? 45/03/10 Detach   patrol duty off Iwojima   66 
45/03/10       escort duty   66 
45/03/2? 45/04/11 Iceber   escort convoys to Okinawa   66 
45/04/11 45/04/15 Iceber   RP duty off Okinawa   66 
45/04/15 45/04/1?     sail Okinawa > Saipan   66 
45/05/15 45/11     San Francisco   66 
45/07/30       San Francisco - decommissioned   66 
45/08/13       San Francisco - struck from Navy List   66 

Ship status, hull number changes...: ex DD-239, 43/08/21 > APD23, 45/08/13 struck from Navy List
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 8 Battle Stars
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