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USS APc-20

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Charlie - Lima - Yankee
NCLY

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
Top Row - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1)- World War II Victory Medal

APc-1 Class Small Coastal Transport:

Originally planned as Coastal Minesweeper AMc-158

Laid down in 1942, at Hodgon Bros, Boatbuilding Co.

Launched in 1942

Commissioned USS APc-20, 15 January 1943, ENS. Jesse Rodriguez USNR in command

During World War II USS APc-20 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater and participated in the following campaign:

Campaign and Dates
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign
Eastern New Guinea operation Supporting and consolidating operations designated by Command Seventh Fleet, 15 to 17 October, 30 October to 12 November and 28 November to 4 December 1943 Finschhafen occupation, 5 December 1943 to 30 January 1944

Decommissioned, 1 March 1946 at San Diego, CA.

Struck from the Naval Register, 28 March 1946

USS APc-20 earned one battle star for World War II service

Transferred to the Maritime Administration in 1947

Acquired in 1948 by the Foss Launch and Tug Co., Tacoma, WA. for use as a tugboat and named M/V Mary Foss

Acquired in 1950 by the Pacific Tow Boat Co., Seattle, WA. for use as a tugboat, renamed M/V Sea Monster

Renamed M/V Chena in 1966

Acquired in 1988 by King Crab, Inc., Kodiak, AK. for use as a fishing boat

Acquired in 1990 by Ocean Pride Alaska, Inc. for use as a fishing boat

Acquired in 1999 by George E. Johnson, Seattle, WA., for use as a fishing boat

Acquired in 2001 by Larry C. Nielson of Oregon City, OR. for use as a fishing boat

Acquired in 2002 by Alba Fisheries, Seattle, WA. for use as a fishing boat

Final Disposition, fate unknown

Specifications:
Displacement 100 t.(lt) 258 t.(fl)
Length 103' 3"
Beam 21' 3"
Draft 9' 3"
Speed 10kts.

Complement

Officers 3

Enlisted 22

Troop Capacity 66

Largest Boom Capacity 3 t.

Armament

four single 20mm AA gun mounts

Fuel Capacity

Diesel 145 Bbls

Propulsion

one Atlas 6HM2124 Diesel engine

two Diesel-drive 30Kw 120V D.C. Ship's Service Generators

one propeller, 400shp

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description		Contributed By
	822k	Dry Dock # 2, Navy Yard Charleston, S.C., 9 April 1943, with eight ships on blocks. USS APc-16, USS APc-20, USS APc-6, USS APc-7, USS APc-8, USS APc-14, USS APc-18, and USS YAG-13, US Navy Yard Charleston S.C. photo # 765-43.		Robert Hall
	92k	USS APc-1, USS APc-3, USS APc-22, USS APc-5, USS APc-20 nested together in an anchorage in the Solomon Islands, 1944.		Ash Family Trust 2017 - Neal Ash for his grandfather Stanley Ash, Boatswain Mate USS APc-1

There is no DANFS history record for USS APc-20 available at Navsource.

Commanding Officers
01	ENS. Rodriguez, Jesse, USNR	15 January 1943 - September 1943
02	LTjg. Johnston Jr., Samuel Paul, USNR	September 1943 November 1944
03	LTjg. Heckman, Henry Trevennen Shick, USNR	November 1944 - June 1945
04	LTjg. Lester, John Robert, USNR	June 1945 - December 1946
05	ENS. Morgan, Kenneth Henry, USNR	December 1946 - 1 March 1946


Courtesy Wolfgang Hechler and Ron Reeves

Crew Contact And Reunion Information
U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log

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Last Updated 23 June 2017