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APc-68

APC-68 was transferred to the Royal Navy and commissioned HM FT-25

APc-1 Class Small Coastal Transport

Laid down in 1942 at Hodgdon Bros. East Boothbay ME.

Launched, date unknown

APc-68 never saw active service with the US Navy

Transferred to Great Britain, 9 September 1943, commissioned HM FT-25

Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown

Returned to the Maritime Administration (MARAD) in 1947

Final Disposition, fate unknown

Specifications:
Displacement 100 t.(lt) 234 t.(fl) 258 t.(lim)
Length 103' 3"
Beam 21' 3"
Draft 9' 3"
Speed 10kts.

Complement

3 officers

22 enlisted

Troop Capacity 66

Largest Boom Capacity 2 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

single propeller, 300shp

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description		Contributed By
	123k	*APc-68* near her builder's yard at East Boothbay, Maine, 7 September 1943, two days before being delivered and handed over to the British under Lend-Lease. She is wearing her British hull number. US National Archives RG-19-LCM, photo # 19-N-51363, a US Navy Bureau of Ships photo now in the collections of the US National Archives, courtesy Shipscribe.com		Robert Hurst

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