WALSH APD 111
Ship Name and Designation History
This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. The list is in chronological order.
- USS WALSH APD-111
Commissioned July 11 1945 - Decommissioned April 26 1946
Laid up in the Florida and Texas Reserve Fleets
Struck from Naval Register May 1 1966
Sold July 1968 for scrap
Rudderow Class Destroyer Escort
Keel Laid February 27 1945 as "DE-601"
Redesignated a Crosley Class High-speed Transport while under construction
Launched April 28 1945
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Postmarks
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1945-10-27 |
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"Victory Cancel"
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1946-03-22 |
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1945-09-10 |
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Other Information
NAMESAKE - Lt.(jg.) Patrick Joseph Walsh, USNR (January 19 1908 - September 12 1945)
Walsh accepted a commission in the Naval Reserve as a lieutenant, junior grade, on May 4 1942 in New York City. Receiving instruction at the Naval Training School, Boston, Mass., he later received more specialized training at the Armed Guard School, Little Creek, Va., from June 16 to July 22 1942.
As Armed Guard Commander on "SS Patrick J. Hurley", Lt.(jg.) Walsh was killed in a brief, one-sided engagement with a German U-boat in the North Atlantic. On the night of September 12 1942, U-512 stealthily surfaced and closed the merchantman, undetected, before she opened fire with devastating effect. Walsh fell severely wounded in the initial shelling, taking shrapnel in the throat. In spite of the withering machine-gun fire directed at his battle station on the bridge, Lt.(jg.) Walsh remained at his post, though weak from loss of blood. For displaying selfless gallantry in battle, Walsh was posthumously awarded the Silver Star and Purple Heart medals.
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