file created: 12/07/02 01:06:53 , last update: 10/15/01
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APD-8 Waters
United States Navy fast attack transport
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
flushdeck - 1917/07/26
William Cramp & Sons Shipbuilding, Philadelphia, 		1918/03/03 1918/08/08 1946/05/10
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WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
41/12/07     BatForPac/Des/DesDiv50 San Diego   81  114 
41/12/08 41/12/14   17/DesDiv50 escort Saratoga to P.H.   66 
41/12/14 41/12/24     P.H. area - patrol duty   66 
41/12/24 41/12/29     escort TU from St. Louis, Helena, Raleigh P.H. > San Francisco   66 
41/12/30 42/01/31     San Dego - patrol duty   66 
42/01/31 42/02/05     sail San Diego, Cal. > Bremerton, Wa.   66 
42/02/05 42/02/11     Bremerton   66 
42/02/11 42/11     escort duty betw. Aleutians, Bremerton   66 
42/06     8.4     81 
42/12/19 43/02     PSNY - conversion to APD   66 
43/02/10 43/02/17     San Diego   66 
43/02/17 43/03/21     sail San Diego > P.H. (5 days) > Noumea   66 
43/03/21 43/03/26     Noumea   66 
43/03/27 43/04/18     Esp. Santo - amphib. training   66 
43/04/20 43/04/25     carry CVG-11personel from Suva, Fiji to Guadalcanal   66 
43/04/25 43/05/04     sail Guadalcanal > Efate > Fiji > Esp. Santo   66 
43/05/04 43/05/15     Esp. Santo   66 
43/05/15 43/05/19     sail Esp. Santo > Pago Pago, Samoa   66 
43/05/19 43/05/23     Pago Pago, Samoa   66 
43/05/29 43/06/05     Auckland, New Zealand   66 
43/06/08 43/06/09     Noumea   66 
43/06/09 43/06/14     escort convoy Noumea > Guadalcanal   66 
43/06/20 43/06/29 Toena 31.1.2    
43/07/05       reinforce Munda  
43/07/13       escort damaged Honolulu & St. Louis to Purvis Bay   66 
43/07/15       Tulagi  
43/07/16       rescued 40 survivors from Honolulu off Vella Lavella   66 
43/07/23 43/07/24   31 carry troops from Guadalcanal to Kula Gulf, then sail back   69 
43/08/14 43/08/15   31.5 land Vella Lavella   66 
43/08/20 43/10     Guadalcanal - amphib. triaining   66 
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 43/11/04     Guadalcanal   66 
43/10/28 43/10/31     Port Purvis, Tulagi   88 
43/11/03 43/11/04     Port Purvis, Tulagi   88 
43/11/06 43/11/07     land troops at Empress Augusta Bay   66 
43/11/08 43/11/19     ferry duty Guadalcanal <> Bougainville   66 
43/11/08 43/11/09     Port Purvis, Tulagi   88 
43/11/15 43/11/17   31.6 5th Bougainville reinforcement echelon   66 
43/11/19 43/12/01     Tulagi   66 
43/11/21 43/11/21     Port Purvis, Tulagi   88 
43/12/01 43/12/03     sail Tulagi > Noumea   66 
43/12/03 43/12/10     escort 2 steam shipa Noumea > Lady Elliot Is, then sail for Sydney   66 
43/12/10 43/12/20     Sydney - shore leave, repairs   66 
43/12/20 43/12/26     sail Sydney > Noumea   66 
43/12/30 44/01/05     sail from Noumea to Guadalcanal   66 
44/01/05 44/01/09     escort SS Sea Barb to Auckland, New Zealand, then sail to Noumea   66 
44/01/09 44/01/20     Noumea   66 
44/01/20 44/01/22     sail Noumea > Guadalcanal   66 
44/01/22 44/01/28     Tulagi   66 
44/01/28 44/02/02   31.8 land New Zealand commandos at Green Islands   66  85 
44/02/02 44/02/13     Tulagi   66 
44/02/13 44/02/16   31 land Green Islands   66 
44/02/18 42/02/21     reinforce Green Islands   66 
44/03 44/03/16     2 reinforce cruises to Green Islands   66 
44/03/16 44/03/22   36 land Emirau   66 
44/03/22 44/04/08     Tulagi   66 
44/04/08 44/04/18     sail Tulagi > P.H. accompanied by Stringham   66 
44/04/18 44/05/01     PHNY - repairs   66 
44/05/01 44/05/28     P.H. - amphib. training to prepare for Forager   66 
44/05/29 44/08/02 Forage 52.8.1/TranDiv12/GF,DF     66 
44/06/15   Forage 52.8.1/TranDiv12/GF,DF off Saipan - attacking SS   66 
44/07/02 44/07/12 Forage 52.8.1/TranDiv12/GF,DF detached to escort TG 51.4 for Eniwetok   66 
44/07/14 44/07/30 Forage 52.8.1/TranDiv12/GF,DF detached to escort AO Patuxent & SS Sea Cat for Eniwetok   66 
44/08/02 44/08/06     escort Colorado & Pennsylvania for Eniwetok   66 
44/08/07 44/08/12     escort Colorado Eniwetok > P.H.   66 
44/08/12 44/08/18     P.H.   66 
44/08/18 44/08/22     sail P.H. > San Diego   66 
44/08/22 44/10/07     San Diego - repairs, alternations   66 
44/10/07 44/10/14     sail San Diego > P.H.   66 
44/10/14 45/01/10     P.H. - amphib training with UDT   66 
45/01/10 45/01/23   52.11 sail P.H. > Ulithi   66 
45/01/23 45/02/10     Ulithi   66 
45/02/10 45/02/12     sail Ulithi > Saipan   66 
45/02/12 45/02/14     Saipan, Tinian - landing rehersals   66 
45/02/14 45/03/05 Detach 54     66 
45/03/05 45/03/08   TransDiv33 sail Iwojima > Guam   66 
45/03/09 45/03/11     sail Guam > Ulithi   66 
45/03/11 45/03/21     Ulithi   66 
45/03/21 45/04/09 Iceber 54.2     66 
45/04/09 45/05/04 Iceber MinRon3 screen minesweeping operation   66 
45/05/04 45/05/08     sail Okinawa > Ulithi - 05/06 diverted for Leyte   66 
45/05/08 45/05/15     escort LST convoy Leyte > Okinawa   66 
45/05/15 45/05/19 Iceber   Okinawa area   66 
45/05/19 45/05/24     escort convoy Okinawa > Saipan   66 
45/05/24 45/06/05     Saipan - repairs   66 
45/06/06 45/06/13     Ulithi - repairs   66 
45/06/13 45/06/17     escort convoy Ulithi > Okinawa   66 
45/06/19 45/06/25     sail Kerama Retto > Saipan   81 
45/06/26? 45/07/21     sail Saipan > Eniwetok > P.H. > San Pedro, Cal.   66 
45/07/21 45/09     California - overhaul , reconversion back to DD-115  

Ship status, hull number changes...: ex DD-115, 42/12 > APD-8, 45/08/02 > DD-115, 45/10/24 struck
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 7 Battle Stars
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