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USS Dade (APA-99)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Zulu - Victor - Whiskey
NZVW

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - China Service Medal (extended) - American Campaign Medal
Bottom Row - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp)

Bayfield Class Attack Transport:

Laid down, 2 November 1943, as SS Lorain, a Maritime Commission type (C3-S-A2) hull under Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 864) at Ingalls Shipbuilding Co., Pascagoula, MS.

Renamed Dade, 19 November 1943

Launched, 14 January 1944

Acquired by the Navy from the Maritime Commission, 29 April 1944

Placed in reduced commission, 29 April 1944 to 9 May 1944 for transit to her fitting out yard at Hoboken, N.J., CDR. Hans H. B. Olsen USNR (Ferry Crew #2) in command

Fitted out as an Attack Transport at Todd-Hoboken Yards, Hoboken, N.J.

Recommissioned, USS Dade (APA-99), 11 November 1944, CDR. Miles Percy DuVal Jr. USNR in command

During World War II USS Dade was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater:
TransRon Twenty-Four (flagship);
TransDiv Seventy, COMO E. L. Short and participated in the following campaign:

Campaign and Dates
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign
Okinawa Gunto operation Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, 1 to 9 April 1945

Following World War II USS Dade was assigned to Occupation and China service in the Far East for the following periods:

Navy Occupation Service Medal	China Service Medal (extended)
13 to 19 September 1945	11 to 17 October 1945
	27 October to 24 November 1945

Decommissioned, 25 February 1946, at New York City

Struck from the Naval Register, 12 April 1946

USS Dade earned one battle star for World War II service

Returned to the Maritime Commission, 18 March 1946, for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, James River Group, Lee Hall, VA

Merchant Service

Removed from the National Defense Reserve Fleet, James River anchorage, 23 October 1946, by Moran Towing and Transportation Co. (General Agency Agreement) enroute to New York City

Delivered to United Engineering Co. New York City, 26 October 1946, for reconversion for merchant service

Leased, 2 July 1947, to Matson Navigation Co. under a General Agency Agreement

Removed to Todd Shipyard, Hoboken, N.J., 9 July 1947, for drydocking

Sold to Matson Navigation Co., 21 July 1947, renamed SS Hawaiian Retailer

Title exchange, 12 May 1964, between the Maritime Administration and Matson Navigation Co.

Bare Bottom charter, 12 Mary 1964, by Matson Navigation Co.

MSC operation by Matson Navigation Co., 03 June 1965

Laid up, 9 November 1967, in the National Defense Reserve Fleet Suisun Bay, Benecia, CA.

Final Disposition, sold for scrapping, 3 September 1970, to National Metal and Steel Co., delivered, 15 September 1970

Specifications:
Displacement 7,950 t.(lt), 16,100 t.(fl)
Length 492'
Beam 69' 6"
Draft 26' 6"
Speed 18.4 kts.

Complement

51 Officers

516 Enlisted

Troop Accommodations

79 Officers

1,445 Enlisted

Flag Accommodations

Officers 43

Enlisted 108

Largest Boom Capacity 30 t.

Cargo Capacity 4,800 DWT

non-refrigerated 180,000 cu. ft.

Armament

two single 5"/38 cal dual purpose gun mount

four twin 40mm AA gun mounts

two twin 20mm AA gun mounts

eighteen single 20mm AA gun mounts

Fuel Capacities

NSFO 8,500 Bbls

Diesel 750 Bbls

Propulsion

one Westinghouse geared turbine

two Foster Wheeler D-type boilers, 465psi 765°

double Westinghouse Reduction Gears

three turbo-drive 400Kw 240V D.C. Ship's Service Generators

single propeller, 8,500shp

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description	Contributed By
USS Dade (APA-99)
	52k	*USS Dade* (APA-99)** underway, date and location unknown.	Larry Proper
	148k	*USS Dade* (APA-99)** staging up landing craft in the Blue Beach Okinawa transport area, 1-5 April 1945. US National Archives, Riverside Identification # 11147.	John Chiquoine and Dave Schroeder
	72k	*USS Dade* (APA-99) arriving in San Francisco Bay, 17 December 1945. Dade** is returning troops from the Western Pacific to the United States as part of Operation "Magic Carpet.". US Naval History and Heritage Command Photo # NH 98714 donated by Boatswain's Mate First Class Robert G. Tippins, USN(Retired), in 2003.	US Naval History and Heritage Command
Merchant Service Matson Navigation Co.
	375k	Ex-*USS Dade* (APA-99)** underway as the Matson Navigation Co. cargo vessel SS Hawaiian Retailer, date and location unknown. © Matson SS. Co.	Gerhard Mueller-Debus
100309908	240k	Ex-*USS Dade* (APA-99)** underway as the Matson Navigation Co. cargo vessel SS Hawaiian Retailer, date and location unknown. © C. Howell	Gerhard Mueller-Debus

USS Dade Commissioning Memorabilia Contributed by Barry Stearns for his mother Nancy Smith Stearns

USS Dade (APA-99)
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS)

Commanding Officers
01	CDR. Olsen, Hans H. B. USNR (Ferry Crew #2)	29 April 1944 - 9 May 1944
	Decommissioned	9 May 1944 - 11 November 1944
02	CDR. DuVal Jr., Miles Percy, USNR	11 November 1944 - 25 February 1946


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Crew Contact And Reunion Information
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