united, states, navy, class, small, coastal, transport, vessel, world, laid, down, april, 1942, coastal, minesweeper, camden, ship, building, marineway, camden, maine, launched, july, 1942, commissioned, october, 1942, historyunited, statesnamebuildercamden, s. USS APc 15 was a United States Navy APc 1 class small coastal transport vessel in World War II Laid down on 29 April 1942 as Coastal Minesweeper AMc 155 at Camden Ship Building and Marineway Camden Maine she was launched on 9 July 1942 and commissioned as APc 25 on 27 October 1942 1 USS APc 15HistoryUnited StatesNameUSS APc 15BuilderCamden Ship Building and Marineway Camden MaineLaid down29 April 1942 as a coastal minesweeper AMc 155Launched9 July 1942Commissioned27 October 1942 as APc 15FateSold 13 January 1947CanadaNameGulf Trader 1947 La Belle 1948 Black Trader 1963 OwnerVancouver Tug Boat Co 1960 Identification179077FateSank in 1998General characteristicsClass and typeAPc 1 class small coastal transport vesselDisplacement100 long tons 102 t light 234 long tons 238 t full loadLength103 ft 31 m Beam21 ft 3 in 6 48 m Draft9 ft 3 in 2 82 m Propulsion1 400 shp 298 kW Atlas 6HM2124 diesel engine 1 shaftSpeed10 knots 19 km h 12 mph Complement25 3 officers 22 enlisted Armament4 single 20 mm AA gun mountsService recordPart of Amphibious Force Seventh FleetOperations Landing at Scarlet Beach Battle of AraweShe served with the Seventh Fleet Amphibious Force in the South West Pacific Area conducting operations off the coast of New Guinea 1 She took part in the Bismarck Archipelago Operations around Arawe New Britain between 17 18 and 25 26 December 1943 Fate EditShe sank in 1998 at Deas Slough near Vancouver British Columbia Canada References Edit a b APc 15 Retrieved March 24 2016 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title USS APc 15 amp oldid 1085072647, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
