file created: 12/07/02 00:57:10 , last update: 07/25/02
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APD-24 Noa
United States Navy fast attack transport
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
flushdeck - 1918/11/18
Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, Va.
1919/06/28 1921/02/15 1944/09/12
sunk
Namesake: Midshipman Loveman Noa
TTD differences from class:
Camouflage: 42: Ms 12/Mod


WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
41/12/07     AtlFlt Boston   81  114 
43/10       joinPac - Panama Canal   66 
43/11/02 43/11/04     San Diego   66 
43/11/04 43/11/10     sail San Diego > P.H.   66 
43/11/19 43/12/04     escort SS J.H. Kincaid from P.H. > Samoa > Esp. Santo   66 
43/12/04 43/12/06     Esp. Santo   88 
43/12/05 43/12/11     sail Esp. Santo > Buna, New Guinea   66 
43/12/11 43/12/21     landing craft control ship   66 
43/12/24 43/12/29 Dexter 76.1.21 land Cape Gloucester   66 
44/01/18       Noumea - damaged by hurricane   85 
44/02/13 44/02/16   31 land Green Islands   66 
44/02/21 44/03/07     Purvis Bay, Tulagi - patrol and escort duty   66 
44/03/15 44/03/22   39 land Emirau   66 
44/04/08       Cape Cretin, New Guinea   66 
44/04/18 44/05/01 Reckle 77 land Hollandia   66 
44/05/11 44/05/23     sail New Guinea > P.H.   66 
44/05/29 44/06/24 Forage 52.8.1/TranDiv12    
44/06/24 44/06/2? Forage   sail Saipan > Eniwetok   66 
44/06/30 44/07/04 Forage   escort ARS-33 Clamp from Eniwetok to Saipan   66 
44/07/04 44/07/12 Forage   escort duty off Saipan and Tinian   66 
44/07/12 44/08 Forage 53 land Guam   66 
44/08/17 44/09/06     Purvis Bay, Tulagi - patrol duty   66 
44/09/06 44/09/12 Stale2 32    
44/09/12   Stale2 32 sunk(collision - Fullam) 14 nm E of Peleliu, Palaus (07-01N, 134-30E)   85 

Ship status, hull number changes...: ex DD-343, 43/08/10 > APD-24; sunk 07-01N, 134-30E
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 5 Battle Stars, Yangtze Service Medal (1937)
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