file created: 12/07/02 01:04:39 , last update: 07/25/02
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APD-6 Stringham
United States Navy fast attack transport
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
flushdeck - 1917/09/19
Fore River Shipbuilding Co., Quincy, Mass.
1918/03/30 1918/07/02 1946
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WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
42/07/13       joinPac - Panama Canal   66 
42/07/13 42/08/14     sail Panama > Society Is. > Fiji > Esp. Santo   66 
42/08/16 42/08/19     ferry cargo to Lunga, Guadalcanal, sail back to Esp. Santo WIA onboard   66 
42/08/20? 42/10/05     reinforce convoys to Guadalcanal   66 
42/08/23       attacked by SS > attacking SS, then helping damaged Blue   66 
42/10/05 42/10/??     sail to Mare Island for overhaul   66 
42/11?? 43/??     MINY - overhaul   66 
43/02/01       carry troops to local landing at Verahue, Gaudalcanal   85 
43/02/26       damage(reefs) avoiding coll. with Humphreys in Pepasala Bay,Russell Is   66 
43/02/3? 43/03?     Purvis Bay, Tulagi - emergency repairs   66 
43/03/20 43/04/19     sail Noumea > Fiji > Pago Pago > P.H. > San Francisco   66 
43/04/16 43/05??     MINY - repairs   66 
43/08/15     31 land Vella Lavella   66 
43/09/04 43/09/16     Esp. Santo   88 
43/10/02 43/10/04     Port Purvis, Tulagi   88 
43/10/26       Port Purvis, Tulagi   88 
43/10/27       land Treasury Is.   66 
43/10/28 43/10/31     Port Purvis, Tulagi   88 
43/11/03 43/11/04     Port Purvis, Tulagi   88 
43/11/08 43/11/09     Port Purvis, Tulagi   88 
43/11/19 43/11/21     Port Purvis, Tulagi   88 
43/12/26   Dexter 76.1.21 land Cape Gloucester   66 
44/01/02   Michae 76 land Saidor   66 
44/02/13 44/02/15   31 land Green Islands   66 
44/04/08 44/04/18     sail Tulagi > P.H. accompanied by Waters   66 
44/05/29 44/07/28 Forage 52.8.1/TranDiv12    
44/08/0? 44/09/06     Purvis Bay, Tulagi   66 
44/08/06 44/08/11     Eniwetok   88 
44/09/06 44/10 Stale2 32.5     66 
44/10/04       damage(fire from Clemson) Manus   66 
44/11 45/03     California - overhaul, repairs   66 
45/03/26 45/04/07 Iceber 55.7     66 
45/04/07 45/04/22 Iceber   escort convoy Okinawa > Guam and back   66 
45/04/22 45/04/27 Iceber   off Okinawa   66 
45/04/24   Iceber   disable(kami) off Okinawa > no repairs  
45/04/27 45/05/0?     sail okinawa > Guam   66 
45/05       damage(crash - La Vallette) at Guam   66 
45/06/19 45/09     San Diego - repairs, conversion back to DD-83  

Ship status, hull number changes...: ex DD-83, 40/08/02 > APD-6, 45/06/25 > DD-83, 45/12/05 struck
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 9 Battle Stars
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