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USS Sandoval (LPA-194)
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USS Sandoval (APA-194) (1944 - 1968)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Delta - Whiskey - Tango
NDWT Tactical Voice Radio Call "Snowball Papa," 1965-67

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive 27FEB45, Okinawa)
Second Row - Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation - Navy Expeditionary Medal (1-Cuba) - China Service Medal (extended)
Third Row - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (2) - World War II Victory Medal
Fourth Row - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - National Defense Service Medal (2) - Korean Service Medal (2)
Fifth Row - Armed Forces Service Medal (1-Cuba) - United Nations Service Medal - Republic of Korea War Service Medal
Personnel Awards

Purple Heart (5 KIA, 29 WIA 27FEB45, Okinawa)

Haskell Class Attack Transport:

Laid down, 16 May 1944, as a Maritime Commission type (VC2-S-AP5) hull, under Maritime Commission contract (MC hull MCV 662), at Kaiser Shipbuilding Corp, Vancouver, WA.

Launched, 2 September 1944

Commissioned USS Sandoval (APA-194), 7 October 1944, CDR. Richard C. Scherrer USN (22) in command

During World War II USS Sandoval was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater:
TransRon Sixteen, COMO. J.B. McGovern USN;
TransDiv Forty-Seven, CAPT. C.L. Hutton USN (20) and participated in the following campaigns:

Campaign and Dates	Campaign and Dates
Asiatic-Pacific Campaigns
Iwo Jima operation Assault and occupation of Iwo Jima, 19 to 27 February 1945	Okinawa Gunto operation Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, 9 April to 31 May1945

Following World War II USS Sandoval was assigned to Occupation service in the Far East from 12 October to 5 November 1945

Decommissioned, 19 July 1946, at Stockton, CA.

Laid up in the Pacific Reserve Fleet, Stockton Group

Recommissioned, 22 September 1951, at Mare Island Naval Shipyard

During the Korean War USS Sandoval participated in the following campaigns:

Campaign and Dates	Campaign and Dates
Korean War Campaigns
Second Korean Winter, 20 to 30 April 1952	Korean Defense Summer-Fall 1952, 1 to 4 May 1952

USS Sandoval was assigned to China Service from 4 to 6 March 1954

Decommissioned, 22 June 1955

Laid up in the Pacific Reserve Fleet, Mare Island, Vallejo, CA.

Returned to the Maritime Commission, 10 December 1959, for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Suisun Bay, Benecia, CA.

Struck from the Naval Register, 1 July 1960

Reinstated on the Naval Register 1 September 1961

Recommissioned, 20 November 1961

Redesignated Amphibious Transport (LPA-194), 14 August 1968

Decommissioned, 3 March 1970

Laid up at the Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility, Norfolk, VA.

Returned to the Maritime Administration, 20 August 1970, for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, James River, Lee Hall, VA.

Struck from the Naval Register, 1 December 1976

USS Sandoval earned two battle stars during World War II and two battle stars for Korean War service

Final Disposition, disposed of by MARAD, 1 August 1983 - traded out to Waterman Steamship Corporation in exchange two other vessels and simultaneously sold to Isaac Varela Davalillo, for scrapping in Spain. Contract No. MA-11380. Ship delivered to buyer by Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility, Portsmouth, VA., 7 September 1983. Scrapped in Spain as of 30 December 1983

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

Complement

officers 57

enlisted 501

Troop Accommodations

87 Officers

1,475 Enlisted

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 Allis-Chalmers geared turbine

two Combustion Engineering header-type boilers 465psi 750°

double Falk Main Reduction Gears

three 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
	243k	*USS Sandoval* (APA-194)** underway, circa 1955, location unknown. Vallejo Naval & Historical Museum File APA 194 ca 1955, a US Navy photo now in the collections of the Vallejo Naval & Historical Museum, Vallejo, CA.	Darryl L. Baker
	301k	Capt. J. M. Wyckoff, commanding officer of *USS Sandoval* (APA-194)** , reads a commendation to EMC Edward J. Chambers at Mare Island, 14 June 1955. Vallejo Naval & Historical Museum File: APA 194 257X1-6-55, a US Navy photo now in the collections of the Vallejo Naval & Historical Museum, Vallejo, CA.	Darryl L. Baker
	479k	*USS Sandoval* (APA-194)** decommissioning ceremony, 22 June 1955, at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, CAPT. W. Y. Howell, representing the shipyard at the podium, Commanding Officer CAPT. J. M. Wyckoff standing to the right rear. US Navy photo from the collections at the Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum File name: APA 194 25755-6-55, US Navy Photo, 6/22/55.	Darryl Baker
	57k	*USS Sandoval* (APA-194)** at Norfolk, VA, August 1964.	© Richard Leonhardt
	68k	*USS Sandoval* (APA-194)** underway, date and location unknown.	Richard Miller BMCS USNR Ret.
100319407	61k	*USS Sandoval* (APA-194)** underway, date and location unknown. U.S. Navy photo from Cruise Book - Landformed 1-66 U.S. Marine Corps Med-Cruise March-August 1966	Ben Cole Bravo company 2nd Tank Battalion
100319406	196k	*USS Sandoval* (APA-194)** underway, date and location unknown. ©Nobe Smith	Nicholas Tiberio

USS Sandoval (APA/LPA-194)
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS)

Commanding Officers
01	CDR. Scherrer, Richard Casey, USN (USNA 1921), (WIA 28 May 1945)	7 October 1944 - 28 May 1945
02	LT. Kerth Jr., Kewin Vincent, USN (temporary)	28 May 1945 - 19 July 1945
03	CDR. Scherrer, Richard Casey, USN (USNA 1921)	19 July 1945 - 19 July 1946
	Decommissioned	19 July 1946 - 22 September 1951
04	CAPT. Carmichael, George Kennedy, USN (USNA 1924) :RADM	22 September 1951 - 1952
05	CAPT. Hahn, Elvin, USN (USNA 1930)	1952 - June 1953
06	CAPT. Adkins, James Alvin (Caddy), USN (USNA 1930)	June 1953 - November 1954
07	CAPT. Wyckoff, John McKay, USN (USNA 1934)	November 1954 - 22 June 1955
	Decommissioned	22 June 1955 - 20 November 1961
08	CAPT. Howell, Willard Young, USN (USNA 1934)	20 November 1961 - November 1962
09	CAPT. Douglas, Benjamin Theodore, USN	November 1962 - 9 November 1963
10	CAPT. Hailey, Robert, USN (USNA 1941)	9 November 1963 - 5 December 1964
11	CAPT. Barrett, Alcus Earl, USN (USNA 1943)	5 December 1964 - 26 November 1965
12	CAPT. Turner, Frederick Charles, USN (Fox), USN :VADM	26 November 1965 - 4 May 1967
13	CAPT. Brattem Jr., Toria Joel, USN (USNA 1945)	4 May 1967 - 25 July 1968
14	CAPT. Bradshaw, Ray Halbert, USN	25 July 1968 - 3 March 1970


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USS Sandoval (LPA-194)
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USS Sandoval (APA-194) (1944 - 1968)