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APD-25 Rathburne
United States Navy fast attack transport
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
flushdeck - 1917/07/12
William Cramp & Sons Shipbuilding, Philadelphia,
1917/12/27 1918/06/24 1946/11
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WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
41/12/07     BatForPac/Des/DesDiv50/DF San Diego   81  114 
41/12/1? 44/04     West Coast Sound Training Squadron - schoolship   66 
44/01       San Diego - ASW trainings with newly commissioned DDs   81 
44/04/25 44/06     PSNY - conversion to APD   66 
44/06 44/07     San Diego - amphib. training   66 
44/07 44/08/12     P.H. - UDT teams training   66 
44/08/12 44/08/2?     sail P.H. > Solomons   66 
44/08/2? 44/09/06     Solomons - landing rehersals   66 
44/09/06   Stale2 32.5 land Peleliu, Angaur   66 
44/09/21 44/09/23 Stale2 31 land Ulithi   66 
44/10 44/10/21 King2 77     66 
44/10/21 44/11/0?     sail Surigao > Kossol Roads > Manus > Solomons > New Caledonia   66 
44/12       prepare for Mike 1   66 
44/12/3? 45/02/03 Mike1 77.2.1     66 
45/02/0? 45/03     Saipan   66 
45/02/03 45/02/04     Leyte Gulf   66 
45/03/0?       carry mail from Saipan to Iwojima   66 
45/03/1? 45/03/22     Bonin - Volcano area - ASW duty   66 
45/03/22 45/03/25?     carry POW Iwojima > Guam   66 
45/04/18 45/04/27 Iceber   RP duty off Okinawa   66 
45/04/27   Iceber   disable(kami) off Okinawa (26-26N, 127-36E) > no repairs   85 
45/04/27 45/05/1?     Kerama Retto - temporary repairs   66 
45/05/1? 45/06/18     sail Kerama Retto > San Diego   66 
45/05/25 45/05/28     sail from Ulithi to Eniwetok   66 
45/06/18 45/07     San Diego - reconverted to DD   66 
45/08/15       west coast   66 

Ship status, hull number changes...: DD-113, 44/05/20 > APD-25, 45/07/20 > DD-113, 45/11/28 struck
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 6 Battle Stars
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