Small coastal transports or APc-1 class ships were small troopships. These ships were assigned to the Pacific War where they transported supplies, personnel and munitions around the Island hopping campaign. Most were the wooden hull Accentor minesweeper modified to carry 60 troops and their gear to a combat zones. The Small costatl transport, APc, were able to get in shallow ports. Many of the ships were under threat of air, sea and submarine attack. A few ships of the class received battle stars for combat valor, including USS "APc-15", USS "APc-22", USS "APc-25" and USS "APc-26". The wooden-hulled ships were built by many different shipyards. Following the war, many of them were converted to fishing vessels. Exsamples: , built by Camden Ship Building, , built by Hodgdon Brothers, sank December 17, 1943 during landing in the Battle of Arawe, was struck by a bomb during an enemy air attack off Arawe, New Britain, , built by Fulton Shipyard, renamed "Cape Scott" then " Cape Cross". The specifications for modified coastal minesweepers redesign, where given by the District Craft Development Board on April 20, 1942, The redesign gave three planned uses for new APc transport ships: