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APD-50 Sims II
United States Navy fast attack transport
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| Class | Laid down, Shipyard | Launched | Commissioned | Disabled and Why | |
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| Buckley - | 1942/09/07 Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, Va. | 1943/02/06 | 1943/04/24 | 1961/04/14
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| Camouflage: 44: Ms 22 | |||||
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WW II combat actions:
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| From | Till | Operation | Force | Action | Source |
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| 45/01/2? | joinPac - Panama Canal | 66 | |||
| 45/01/2? | 45/02/07 | sail (with Williams) from Panama to San Diego | 66 | ||
| 45/03/2? | 45/04 | Iceber | 55.6 | 86 | |
| 45/05/18 | Iceber | damage(kami) 4 nm WSW of Naha City, Okinawa (26-11N, 127-37E) | 85 | ||
| 45/05/24 | Iceber | damage(kami) 20 nm SW of Kerama Retto (26-00N, 127-00E) | 85 | ||
| 45/05/25 | Iceber | Okinawa - helping damaged Barry | 66 | ||
| 45/08/30 | entered Tokio Bay (with Pavlic, Barr), disembark troops to Tokio Bay entrance forts #2,#4 | 66 | |||
| 45/09/02 | Tokio Bay - surrender ceremony | 81 | |||