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USS APc-31

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Charlie - Tango - Bravo
NCTB

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

APc-1 Class Small Coastal Transport

Originally planned as a Coastal Minesweeper AMc-185

Laid down, 15 July 1942, at Fulton Shipyard, Antioch, CA.

Launched, 8 September 1942

Commissioned USS APc-31, 30 January 1943, LT. Roland H. Loomis USNR in command

During WWII USS APc-31 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater:
APc Flotilla Five, LT. G. D. Winsor, USNR;
APc Group Thirteen, LT. D. V. Horsburgh, USNR;
APc Division Twenty-Six and participated in the following campaign:

Asiatic-Pacific Campaign
Treasury-Bougainville operation Treasury Island landing, 1 November 1943

Decommissioned, date unknown

Struck from the Naval Register, 12 March 1946

USS APc-31 earned one battle star for World War II service

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 Enterprise DMG-6 Diesel engine

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

single propeller, 400shp

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Commanding Officers
01	LT. Loomis, Roland H., USNR	30 January 1943 - March 1943
02	LTjg. Skinner, Cortland Asa, USNR	March 1944 - 1 October 1944
03	LTjg. Armour, John W., USNR	1 October 1944 - December 1944
04	LTjg. Valeri, Ulderico, USNR	December 1944 - August 1945
05	LTjg. Herreman, Rial O., USNR	August 1945 - November 1945
06	LTjg. Johnson, R. C., USNR	November 1945 - ?


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

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