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USS Bergen (APA-150)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Delta - Quebec - Tango
NDQT

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 - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp)

Haskell Class Attack Transport

Laid down, 25 October 1944, as a Maritime Commission hull type (VC2-S-AP5) under Maritime Commission contract (MCV hull 815) at Kaiser Shipbuilding Co. Inc. Vancouver, WA.

Launched, 5 December 1944

Acquired from the Maritime Commission by the Navy 22 December 1944, Astoria, OR.

Commissioned USS Bergen (APA-150), 23 December 1944, at Astoria, OR., CAPT. Ralston B. Vanzant, USN, in command

During World War II USS Bergen was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater:
TransRon Twenty-Four, COMO. E. L. Short USNR;
TransDiv Seventy

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

Navy Occupation Service Medal	China Service Medal (extended)
2 to 28 September 1945	30 September to 10 October 1945

Decommissioned, 24 April 1946

Returned to the War Shipping Administration, 26 April 1946, for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, James River, Lee Hall, VA.

Struck from the Naval Register, 8 May 1946

Final Disposition, 9 April 1973, sold for scrapping to the Union Minerals & Alloys Corp., New York City, delivered, 27 September 1973

Specifications:
Displacement 6,873 t.(lt) 14,837 t (fl)
Length 455'
Beam 62'
Draft 24' (lim)
Speed 17.7 kts.

Complement

Officers 56

Enlisted 480

Troop Accommodations

Officers 86

Enlisted 1,475

Largest Boom Capacity 35 t.

Cargo Capacity 2,900 DWT

non-refrigerated 150,000 Cu ft.

Boats

two LCMs

one open LCPL

one covered LCPL (Captain's Gig)

two LCPRs

eighteen LCVPs

Armament

one single 5"/38 cal dual-purpose gun mount

four twin 40mm AA gun mounts

one quad 40mm AA gun mount

ten single 20mm AA gun mounts
Fuel Capacities

NSFO 7,780 Bbls

Diesel 970 Bbls

Propulsion

one Joshua-Hendy geared turbine

two Babcock and Wilcox "D"-type boilers, 465psi 750°

double Joshua-Hendy Main Reduction Gears

three turbo-drive 300Kw 120V/240V D.C. Ships' Service Generators

one propeller, 8,500shp

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description	Contributed By
100315002	248k	*USS Bergen* (APA-150)** at anchor, date and location unknown	Brandon Vincent for his grandfather Pasquale Galante RM/2c USS Gergen
	86k	*USS Bergen* (APA-150)** probably in San Francisco Bay, 20 November 1945 after arriving in the port during operation "Magic Carpet."	Harold Osthus for his father Gerhard O. Osthus, Signalman, USN, a "Magic Carpet" passenger aboard USS Bergen
100315003	174k	*USS Bergen* (APA-150)** lying to off San Francisco, CA., circa 1945-1946. US Naval History and Heritage Command catalog # NH78647, courtesy of Donald M. McPherson, 1974.	US Naval History and Heritage Command

USS Bergen (APA-150)
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS)

Commanding Officers
01	CAPT. Vanzant, Ralston Birto USN	23 December 1944 - 5 December 1945
02	CAPT. Mason, Redfield :RADM	5 December 1945 - 24 April 1946


Courtesy Wolfgang Hechler and Ron Reeves

Crew Contact And Reunion Information
U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log

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