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APD-31 Clemson
United States Navy fast attack transport
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
flushdeck - . .
Newport News Shipb. & Dry Dock Co., Newp. News
1918/09/05 1919/12/29 1946
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TTD differences from class:
Camouflage: 42-44: Ms 22


WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
41/12/07     AtlFlt/PatWing3     114 
44/05       joinPac - Panama Canal   66 
44/05/24 44/05/29     P.H.   66 
44/05/29 44/08 Forage 52.6.9    
44/07/17   Forage   Guam - landing beaches reconnaissance (UDT 6)   85 
44/08/23 44/08/29     Port Purvis, Tulagi   88 
44/09/06? 44/09/29? Stale2 32.5 land Peleliu - UDT   66 
44/10 44/11 King2 77 UDT   66 
44/10/04       damage(fire) at Manus   66 
45/01/02 45/02 Mike1 77.2.1 UDT   66  105 
45/01/10   Mike1 77.2.1 damaged in collision with Pennsylvania in Lingayen Gulf (16-20N, 120-10E)   85 
45/01/10   Mike1 77.2.1 damaged - rammed by APA-152 Latimer (16-20N, 120-10E)   85 
45/02 45/06     esort convoys   66 
45/07/06 45/09     San Pedro, California - reconversion   66 
45/07/17       > DD-186   66 

Ship status, hull number changes...: DD-186,39/11/16>AVP-17,40/08/06>AVD-4,43/12/01>DD-186,44/05/01>APD-31
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 9 Battle Stars, PUC (AtlFlt duty)
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