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450:, she remained until 8 March. Two days later, she returned to Constantinople; and, on the 18th, she shifted to Selvi Bournu to assist in firefighting efforts in the oil storage area. With the fires under control, she put back into Istanbul and, on the 22d, got underway to again call at Mersin. By 7 April, she had retransited the
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On 1 January 1944, the APD again departed Good-enough Island with assault troops embarked. A unit of Task Group 76.1, she transited Vitiaz Strait that night and, at 0735 on the 2nd, landed the troops on the beach at Saidor, 115 miles west of
Finschhafen. By 0800, she was out of the transport area. In
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coast. With the new year, 1933, she steamed to Hawaii for fleet exercises, and, in mid-February, returned to
California. During the spring, she operated off the coast of Washington; and, in July, she resumed exercises out of San Diego. Three months later, she joined Rotating Destroyer Squadron 20 and
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in the North
Pacific (May 1935) – until April 1936. She then returned to the east coast; participated in exercises in the Caribbean and off New England; and steamed back to San Diego in October. For the next two years, she operated primarily in the southern California area, with exercises in the
759:. On the 5th, she retired, returning a few days later to shell the Japanese garrison at Lae as Allied forces closed on that village from the jungle and from mangrove swamps. At mid-month, she resumed transport and escort duties along the coast; and, on the 22d, she landed troops just north of
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assault, she remained off Anguar during the initial landings on the former island. At mid-morning, she shifted to
Peleliu to support the forces ashore. On the 17th, she returned to Anguar and, on the 18th, landed the reconnaissance company on Red Beach. On the 19th, she went alongside
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operation, she arrived in the transport area early on the morning of the 22nd. At 0600, her boats were lowered and loaded. Five minutes later, they were en route to the departure line. At 0735, they returned and were hoisted on board. The APD then took up gunfire support duties.
790:. The Japanese, however, opened fire before the boats reached the beach. Covering units, not knowing if the troops had landed, held their fire for fear of hitting the cavalrymen. Twelve of the 15 boats, riddled by Japanese fire, sank. Most surviving troops swam seaward.
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area. Returning to Cape Sudest, she loaded much-needed reinforcements on 3 March and, the next day, disembarked them on the contested island and took on casualties. On the 5th, she was back at Cape Sudest, from where she resumed escort duty along the coast.
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and transferred them to that ship. On the 19th, she moved up to the assault area and lowered her LCP(R)s to conduct shallow water minesweeping operations. From 1155 to 1410, she covered her boats as they swept the approaches to Red and White beaches near
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remained in reserve through the winter. Activated in April 1934, she joined
Destroyer Division 9 and got underway for the Caribbean and fleet exercises. By mid-November, she was back in southern California, where she remained, with one interruption –
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at the end of the year; conducted exercises into
January 1943; and, on the 8th, resumed her Pacific crossing. On the 22d, she arrived at Espiritu Santo and, as a transport and as an escort, began moving reinforcements and supplies into the
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patrolled in Leyte Gulf. In the morning, she returned to the
Tacloban area to provide gunfire support there. In the afternoon, she shifted to the Dulag area for the same purpose; and, on the 21st, she got underway to return to New Guinea.
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maintained a similar schedule. On 10 November 1930, however, after completing exercises off southern New
England, she proceeded to Philadelphia, where she began inactivation. She was decommissioned on 13 February 1931 and was berthed at
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s boats hit the beach with the 3rd assault wave. The intense crossfire which had caught earlier waves continued as they approached. Poor organization on the beach slowed offloading and assisted the accuracy of the
Japanese defenders.
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departed the west coast on 13 November and, a little over a month later, took up patrol duty in the
Caribbean. She remained there into the spring of 1940, then moved north for patrol and escort duty off the eastern seaboard from the
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857:; arrived off the assault area shortly after 0730 the next day; dispatched her loaded LCP(R)s to the departure line by 0742; then, as the first waves reached the shore, commenced gunfire support operations. At 0835,
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and then continued to Novorossisk. In early June, she was at Trabzon; and, on the 4th, she arrived at Samsun where, for several days, she steamed off the harbor entrance as Greek and Turkish forces exchanged fire.
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Through the summer, she performed escort and patrol missions along the Queensland coast and completed numerous transport missions to move Allied forces up to, and along, the northern coast of the
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585:, she shifted to Alaska and, through the summer, escorted convoys and conducted patrols from the mainland to ports in the eastern Aleutians. By fall, the Allies were taking the offensive, and
1006:. On the 4th, Japanese aerial resistance began. The next day, her task group, 77.2, steamed up the Luzon coast. Land-based Japanese aircraft again attacked. On the 6th, the force arrived off
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returned to Cape Cretin, and from there proceeded to Cape Sudest for availability. In May, she resumed escort and transport runs but, at mid-month, interrupted them to return to California.
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442:, site of an American mission and relief distribution center, and remained through most of January 1922. On 3 February, she was back at Istanbul; and, on the 8th, she got underway for
690:. Arriving on 1 February, she conducted amphibious exercises from the 4th to the 10th; completed another escort run to Guadalcanal and back by the 14th; and, on the 15th, with more
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Hawaiian Islands during the spring and autumn of 1937 and the spring of 1938. On her return in April 1938, she operated locally into the summer, then prepared for inactivation.
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During November, the APD conducted a resupply and reinforcement run to Leyte and back, then prepared for the invasion of Luzon. On 27 December, she departed Hollandia for the
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s escort of five destroyers in a circular screen. The eight ships then began making their way to Tulagi. At 1620, the formation was attacked by Japanese torpedo planes.
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was decommissioned at San Diego on 15 September 1938. Within a year, however, war broke out in Europe and the destroyer was ordered activated for
944:. There until the 25th, she landed her troops without opposition, then got underway to return to Hollandia. Arriving on the 28th, she shifted to
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coast. In the autumn, she commenced operations off the mid-Atlantic seaboard; and, in January 1924, she again sailed south for winter maneuvers.
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area. With spring, she was transferred to the 7th Amphibious Force. On 14 May, she departed the New Hebrides; and, on the 20th, she arrived at
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area and had begun her last Pacific crossing. On the 30th, she arrived at Pearl Harbor, and, on 11 July, she returned to San Diego.
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and the escorting destroyer opened fire, silencing the coastal guns. The search for survivors began, and all but 16 were rescued.
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on the 16th and, for the next seven months, conducted runs between French and British ports. In mid-August, she steamed for the
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and the United States. From August into November, she underwent overhaul at Philadelphia. By late December, she had joined the
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embarked units of the 9th Australian Division, veterans of the North African desert and, two days later, landed them east of
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on the 29th; equipped her boats with mine-sweeping gear, embarked minesweeping personnel, and, on 10 October, steamed for
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trained army units in amphibious exercises. On the 18th, she embarked units of the 162nd Infantry and got underway for
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commenced coastal escort work, which continued into the spring of 1942. Then, as the Japanese moved into the western
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remained on the west coast through the end of hostilities. On 29 August, she got underway for
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departed from San Francisco on 21 December. Steaming west, she reached
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beaches, where her boats conducted further shallow water sweeps.
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934:; embarked the 323nd Reconnaissance Company and then, with
653:. Rendezvousing the next morning, the tug took the damaged
351:. On 3 January 1921, she sailed for Europe. She arrived at
888:. Steaming with TG 77.2, the Central Attack Group for the
497:. During March and April, she conducted operations in the
2911:"Flush-decker" destroyer high speed transport conversions
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roads and, until mid-month, made runs between there and
698:. Five days later, she departed Tulagi; crossed over to
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was hit by another torpedo and, 20 minutes later, sank.
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on 28 October 1919, sponsored by Miss Jane McCue Sands.
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With the entry of the United States into World War II,
963:, took off reconnaissance troops landed previously by
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Planned conversion to high speed transport cancelled
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on the 6th, escorting retiring transports. From the
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1043:. By mid-June, she had completed three runs to the
493:, an exercise designed to test the defenses of the
410:on 11 November. Nine days later, she fueled at the
872:In mid-afternoon, the APD departed the Los Negros-
525:Recommissioned on 21 July, the destroyer moved to
3299:Ships built by New York Shipbuilding Corporation
522:until ordered activated in the summer of 1932.
672:began evasive maneuvers. Antiaircraft guns on
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19:For other ships with the same name, see
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923:on the 15th. Acting as reserve for the
853:. Sailing on the 29th, she crossed the
513:Through the decade and into the 1930s,
3309:Ships of the Aleutian Islands campaign
709:After the occupation of the Russells,
462:. From the 9th to the 22d, she was at
318:was commissioned on 10 November 1920.
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556:Recommissioned on 26 September 1939,
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489:. In February, she participated in
458:. On 8 May, she passed through the
275:. She was the first ship named for
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1120:Naval History and Heritage Command
770:to the Huon Peninsula and between
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304:New York Shipbuilding Corporation
296:New York Shipbuilding Corporation
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1023:The APD arrived in the Western
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818:the afternoon, she returned to
120:Sold for scrapping, 23 May 1946
1076:for her World War II service.
694:embarked, steamed back to the
371:area. There, fighting between
1:
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1106:"Sands (DD-243) i: 1920–1945"
841:with cargo and personnel for
434:, whence she continued on to
298:on 29 December 1917, and was
1145:"Modern American Destroyers"
215:@ 15 kn (9,100 km @ 28 km/h)
426:, observing as Greeks were
406:arrived at Allied-occupied
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3284:Clemson-class destroyers
466:, whence she shifted to
302:on 22 March 1919 at the
740:and contest control of
310:shipyard. The ship was
233:4 in (100 mm)
125:General characteristics
16:Clemson-class destroyer
2816:Imperial Japanese Navy
2454:World War II operators
1095:10 March 1920, p. 264.
911:carried passengers to
780:112th Cavalry Regiment
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438:. There she called at
341:Melville, Rhode Island
237:3 in (76 mm)
903:After an overhaul at
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391:plateau; and between
294:was ordered from the
157:314 ft 5 in (95.83 m)
71:New York Shipbuilding
978:then shifted to the
383:; between Turks and
2825:Patrol Boat No. 102
2713:Royal Canadian Navy
2020:John Francis Burnes
797:Eleven days later,
782:for the assault on
183:26,500 shp (20 MW);
165:31 ft 8 in (9.65 m)
2340:William B. Preston
1247:United States Navy
985:During the night,
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308:Camden, New Jersey
269:United States Navy
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609:(APD-12) and USS
551:Neutrality Patrol
540:Fleet Problem XVI
527:Norfolk, Virginia
277:Benjamin F. Sands
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631:Guadalcanal
503:New England
452:Dardanelles
379:in coastal
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1574:Humphreys
1506:Pillsbury
1478:McCormick
1284:Satterlee
1080:Citations
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2046:Stoddert
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1999:Chauncey
1964:Converse
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1852:Sinclair
1817:Thornton
1803:Shubrick
1761:McDermut
1719:Bancroft
1672:Lawrence
1539:Hatfield
1457:MacLeish
1366:Southard
1359:Chandler
1263:Dahlgren
1037:Marianas
1029:Iwo Jima
1013:kamikaze
972:Tacloban
723:Solomons
460:Bosporus
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408:Istanbul
349:New York
312:launched
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189:2 screws
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2682:Rodgers
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2581:Cameron
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1992:Osborne
1950:Flusser
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