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APD-56 Loy
United States Navy fast attack transport
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Buckley - 1943/04/23
Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, Va.
1943/07/04 1943/09/12 1966/08/15
scrap
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TTD differences from class:
Camouflage: 44: Ms 22


WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
45/01/1?       joinPac - Panama Canal   66 
45/01/1? 45/01/25     sail from Panama to San Diego   66 
45/01/25 45/02/14     San Diego - train with UDTs   66 
45/02/14 45/03/04     sail form San Diego to Leyte   66 
45/03/04 45/03/21     Leyte - Iceberg rehearsals   66 
45/03/21 45/04/25 Iceber 52.11/UDT4     66 
45/04/10   Iceber   Kerama Retto   66 
45/04/16 45/04/23 Iceber   Ie Shima - UD operations   66 
45/04/25 45/05/02     sail from Okinawa to Guam   66 
45/05/02 45/05/11     Guam   66 
45/05/11 45/05/15     escort convoy from Guam to Okinawa   66 
45/05/15 45/05/29 Iceber   Okinawa - AAW duty   66 
45/05/25   Iceber   helping disabled Barry   66 
45/05/27     Iceber disable(kami) 12 nm WNW of Zampa Misaki, Okinawa (26-30N, 127-30E)   85 
45/05/29 45/06/07     Kerama Retto - repairs   66 
45/06/07 45/06/19     sail from Okinawa to Saipan > Leyte   66 
45/06/19 45/07/28     San Pedro Bay, Leyte - repairs   66 
45/07/28 45/09/10     Leyte Gulf   66 

Ship status, hull number changes...: ex DE-160, 44/10/23 > APD-56, 1964/09/01 struck from Navy List
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 1 Battle Star
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