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USS Karnes (APA-175)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Delta - Uniform - Echo
NDUE

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)

Haskell Class Attack Transport:

Laid down in 1944 as a Maritime Commission type (VC2-S-AP5) hull, under Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 141) at Oregon Shipbuilding Group, Portland OR.

Launched, 7 November 1944

Commissioned USS Karnes (APA-175), 3 December 1944, Captain Robert B. Miller USN (22) in command

During World War II USS Karnes was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater:
TransRon Twenty-Two, COMO. S.P. Jenkins;
TransDiv Sixty-Five, CAPT. E.C. Rogers USN (18) and participated in the following campaign;

Campaign and Dates
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign
Okinawa Gunto operation Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, 3 to 8 May 1945

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

Navy Occupation Service Medal	China Service Medal (extended)
19 to 24 October 1945	15 to 27 December 1945

Decommissioned, 11 April 1946, at Norfolk, VA.

Returned to the Maritime Commission, 24 April 1946, for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, James River, Lee Hall, VA.

Struck from the Naval Register, 1 May 1946

USS Karnes earned one battle star for World War II service

Final Disposition, sold for scrapping in Spain, 15 March 1974, to Mr. Isaac Varela, Castellon de la Planna, (PD-X-972), for $727.007.00, Withdrawn from the James River Reserve Fleet 3 April 1974

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

Complement

Officers 56

Enlisted 480

Troop Accommodations

Officers 80

Enlisted 1,440

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

10 single 20mm AA gun mounts

Fuel Capacities

NSFO 7,780 Bbls

Diesel 970 Bbls

Propulsion

one Westinghouse geared turbine

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

double Westinghouse Main Reduction Gears

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

single propeller, 8,500shp

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description		Contributed By
	178k	*USS Karnes* (APA-175)** passing under the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, in late 1945 or early 1946. US Navy photo # NH 98731 donated to the US Naval Historical Center by Boatswain's Mate First Class Robert G. Tippins, USN (Retired), 2003.		Contributed by Julius E. Shoulars Submitted by Russ Padden

USS Karnes (APA-175)
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS)

Commanding Officers
01	CAPT. Miller, Robert Bruce USN (USNA 1922)	3 December 1944 - 11 April 1946


Courtesy Wolfgang Hechler and Ron Reeves

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

Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
MARAD Vessel History Data Base
USS Karnes newspaper "The Duffle Bag"

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