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APD-46 Amesbury
United States Navy fast attack transport
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Buckley - 1943/03/08
Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard, Inc., Hingham, Mass.
1943/06/06 1943/08/31 1962/10/24
Namesake: Ltjg Stanton Morgan Amesbury, *1916/01/17 pil VF-71, VF-9, KIA 42/11/09 by AA fire over Port Lyautey, Africa
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WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
45/06/10?       joinPac - Panama Canal   66 
45/06/10? 45/06/17     sail from Panama to San Diego   66 
45/06/2? 45/07/0?     sail from P.H. to San Diego   66 
45/06/20 45/06/27     sail form San Diego to P.H. (with William M. Hobby, O'Reilly)   66 
45/07 45/08/16   San Diego Shakedown Group San Diego   66 
45/08/16 45/09/04     sail from San Diego to P.H. > Okinawa   66 

Ship status, hull number changes...: ex DE-66, 45/02/23 > APD-46, 1960/06/01 struck from Navy List
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 1 Battle Star
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