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-15
History
United States
NameUSS APc-15
BuilderCamden Ship Building and Marineway, Camden, Maine
Laid down29 April 1942, as a coastal minesweeper AMc-155
Launched9 July 1942
Commissioned27 October 1942, as APc-15
FateSold, 13 January 1947
Canada
Name
  • Gulf Trader (1947)
  • La Belle (1948)
  • Black Trader (1963)
OwnerVancouver Tug Boat Co (-1960)
Identification179077
FateSank in 1998
General characteristics
Class and typeAPc-1 class small coastal transport vessel
Displacement
  • 100 long tons (102 t) light
  • 234 long tons (238 t) full load
Length103 ft (31 m)
Beam21 ft 3 in (6.48 m)
Draft9 ft 3 in (2.82 m)
Propulsion
Speed10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Complement25 (3 officers, 22 enlisted)
Armament4 × single 20 mm AA gun mounts
Service record
Part of: Amphibious Force Seventh Fleet
Operations:

She 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

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She sank in 1998 at Deas Slough near Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

References

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  1. ^ a b "APc-15". Retrieved March 24, 2016.