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APD-4 Little
United States Navy fast attack transport
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| Class | Laid down, Shipyard | Launched | Commissioned | Disabled and Why | |
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| flushdeck - | 1917/06/18 Fore River Shipbuilding Co., Quincy, Mass. | 1917/11/11 | 1918/04/06 | 1942/09/05
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| Namesake: Fireman Israel W. Little, USN (*1837/02/21, +1916/04/29) - CMH for action aboard USS Richmond 1863/03/14 in attack on Port Hudson | |||||
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WW II combat actions:
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| From | Till | Operation | Force | Action | Source |
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| 42/02 | 42/04 | San Diego - overhaul | 66 | ||
| 42/04 | amphib. exercises | 66 | |||
| 42/05 | 42/07/07 | P.H. | 66 | ||
| 42/06 | short cruise to Midway | 66 | |||
| 42/07/07 | 42/07/2? | sail P.H. > New Caledonia | 66 | ||
| 42/08 | Watch | 62/TransDiv12/DF | 67 66 | ||
| 42/08/15 | bring supplies to Guadalcanal | ||||
| 42/08/30 | escort transports to Guadalcanal | ||||
| 42/09/04 | TransDiv12/DF | carry troops Tulagi>Savo and back | |||
| 42/09/05 | sunk(Tokio Express) off Lunga Point (09-20S, 160-01E) | 8 85 | |||