file created: 12/07/02 01:00:05 , last update: 11/04/02
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APD-92 Register
United States Navy fast attack transport
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Rudderrow - 1943/10/27
Charleston Naval Shipyard, Charleston, S.C.
1944/01/20 1945/01/11 1966/10
sold
Namesake: LtCdr Paul James Register, USN (*1899/11/05), KIA 1941/12/07 onboard Arizona
TTD differences from class:
Camouflage:


WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
45/03/1?       joinPac - Panama Canal   66 
45/03/1? 45/03/26     sail from Panama to San Diego   66 
45/03/26 45/04/03     sail from San Diego to P.H.   66 
45/04/03 45/04/27     P.H. - UDT training   66 
45/04/27 45/05/13     sail from P.H. to Ulithi   66 
45/05/13 45/05/19 Iceber   escort convoy from Ulithi to Okinawa   66 
45/05/2? 45/06/0?     sail from Okinawa to Saipan > Leyte   66 
45/05/20 45/05/21 Iceber   patrol N of Kerama Retto   66 
45/05/20   Iceber   damage(kami) 13 nm N of Kerama Retto (26-25N, 127-21E) (12 WIA)   85  66 
45/05/21 45/05/2?     Kerama Retto - repairs   66 
45/06/0? 45/06/29     San Pedro Bay, Leyte - repairs   66 
45/06/29 45/07/0?     escort convoy (20 LST's) from Leyte to Okinawa   66 
45/07/0? 45/07/16     escort 9 ship convoy from Okinawa to Ulithi, then returned to Leyte   66 
45/07/2? 45/07/2?     escort 2 CVEs from Leyte to Ulithi   66 
45/08/0? 45/08/04     search for Indianapolis survivors - (12 rescued)   66 
45/08/14       Leyte   66 
45/08/20 45/08/26   95.7     66 

Ship status, hull number changes...: ex DE-233; 1944 > APD-92; 1966/09/01 struck from Navy List
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 1 Battle Star
Notice: sold to Taiwan > PF-38 Tai Shan; scrapped 1991