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Patches contributed by Mike Smolinski

Contributed by Al Grazevich

USS Mount Katmai (AE-16)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Uniform - India - Charlie
NUIC
JANAP Tactical Voice Radio Call Sign - Gilmour (P)apa - Section 6A of JANAP 119(F) 1968

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - Navy Unit Commendation - Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation (2) - American Campaign Medal
Second Row - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - National Defense Service Medal (2)
Third Row - Korea Service Medal (9) - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (Quemoy-Matsu, Vietnam)- Vietnam Service Medal (12)
Fourth Row - United Nations Korea Service Medal - Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal - Republic of Korea War Service Medal (retroactive)

Mount Hood Class Ammunition Ship:

Laid down, 11 November 1944 as a Maritime Commission type (C2-S-AJ1) hull under Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 1704) at North Carolina Shipbuilding Co., Wilmington, N.C.

Launched, 6 January 1945

Commissioned USS Mount Katmai (AE-16), 21 July 1945 at Jacksonville, FL., CDR Carl H. Christensen, USNR, in command

During World War II USS Mount Katmai was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater

During the Korean War USS Mount Katmai participated in the following campaigns:

Campaign and Dates	Campaign and Dates
Korean War Campaigns
North Korean Aggression 17 August to 12 September 1950 18 September to 27 October 1950	UN Summer-Fall Offensive 9 to 15 July 1951 29 July to 10 August 1951 8 to 18 September 1951 2 to 10 and 19 to 26 October 1951 30 October to 3 Nov 1951
Communist China Aggression 6 November 1950 to 19 January 1951	Korean Defense Summer-Fall 1952 12 to 25 May 1952 30 May to 2 June 1952 17 to 30 June 1952 11-16 July 1952 24 July to 6 August 1952 20 August to 3 September 1952 26 September to 9 October 1952 23 October to 6 November 1952 18 to 30 November 1952
Inchon Landing 13 to 17 September 1950	Third Korean Winter 1 to 12 and 16 to 17 December 1952 1 to 9 January 1953
First UN Counter Offensive 29 January to 22 March 1951 19 to 21 April 1951	Korea, Summer-Fall 1953 3 to 27 July 1953
Communist China Spring Offensive 22 to 23 April 1951 1 to 4 May 1951 13 to 20 May 1951 6 to 14 June 1951 4 to 8 July 1951

During the Vietnam War USS Mount Katmai participated in the following campaigns:

Campaigns and Dates	Campaigns and Dates
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal Vietnam Service Medal
Vietnam Advisory Campaign 21 May to 3 June 1965	Tet 69/Counteroffensive 27 February to 11 March 1969
Vietnam Defense 6 July to 11 and 19 to 27 July 1965 20 to 29 August 1965 9 to 19 September 1965 29 September to 9 October 1965 15 to 27 October 1965 3 to 19 November 1965	Vietnam Winter-Spring 1970 12 to 27 December 1969 4 to 21 January 1970 6 to 22 February 1970 2 to March 1970 29 March to 10 April 1970
Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase II 6 to 20 July 1966 10 to 23 August 1966 2 to 18 and 21 to 22 September 1966 2 to 17 October 1966 27 October to 11 november 1966 1 to 22 December 1966 30 December 1966 to 6 January 1967	Sanctuary Counteroffensive 7 May to 1 June 1970
Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase III 13 to 30 September 1967 13 to 24 October 1967 11 to 29 November 1967 12 to 29 December 1967 7 to 9 and 17 to 29 January 1968	Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase VII 16 February to 14 March 1971 20 to 29 March 1971 10 to 24 April 1971 3 to 12 May 1971 20 May to 4-June 1971 13 to 20 June 1971
Tet Counteroffensive - Phase II 30 to 31 January 1968 8 to 21 February 1968 29 February to 6 March 1968	Consolidation I 9 to 16 and 26 to 27 July 1971 31 July to 16 August 1971
Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase V 3 to 12 October 1968 24 October to 1 November 1968	Vietnam Ceasefire 2 to 12 May 1972 23 May to 6 June 1972 19 June to 7 July 1972 18 to 29 July 1972 20 to 31 August 1972 16 to 25 September 1972 13 to 27 January 1973
Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase VI 2 and 15 to 20 November 1968 30 November to 12 December 1968 19 to 30 December 1968 8 to 13 and 24 to 29 January 1969 3 to 13 February 1969

Decommissioned and struck from the Naval Register, 14 August 1973

USS Mount Katmai earned nine battle stars for Korean War service, the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal and the Vietnam Service Medal with twelve campaign stars for Vietnam War service

Turned over to Maritime Administration (MARAD) for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Suisun Bay Benecia, CA.

Title transfer, 5 April 1974, to the Maritime Administration (MARAD)

Final Disposition, sold by MARAD for scrapping, 5 April 1974, along with Vesuvius (AE-15) to Nicolai Joffe Corp. Beverly Hills, CA. (PD-X-974) for $243,310. Removed from the Reserve Fleet, May 1974 to NASSCO to Treasure Island, San Francisco, CA.

Specifications:
Displacement 15,295 t.(fl)
Length 459' 2"
Beam 63'
Draft 28' 3"
Speed 16.4 kts.

Complement

Officers 23

Enlisted 244

Largest Boom Capacity 35 t.

Armament

one single5"/38 cal dual purpose gun mount

four single 3"/50 cal dual purpose gun mounts

two twin 40mm AA gun mounts

Cargo Capacity 7,275 DWT

non-refrigerated 400,000 Cu. ft.

Fuel Capacities

NSFO 10,925 Bbls

Propulsion

one General Electric geared turbine

two Combustion Engineering header-type boilers, 450psi 750°

double General Electric Main Reduction Gear

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

single propeller, 6,000shp

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description	Source
09051638	577k	*USS Mount Katmai* (AE-16)** at anchor, circa 1946-47, possibly in Suisun Bay near Port Chicago Ammunition Depot since she was at Mare Island from 29 June 1946 to 10 July 1946 for repairs. U.S. Navy photo from the Vallejo Naval & Historical Museum	Darryl Baker
	63k	*USS Mount Katmai* (AE-16)** underway in Sinclair Inlet off Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, WA., 26 May 1947. Broadside view, starboard side. Puget Sound Naval Shipyard photo # NY8-811 now in the collections of the US National Archives Seattle Branch	Tracy White
	64k	*USS Mount Katmai* (AE-16)** underway in Sinclair Inlet off Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, WA., 26 May 1947. Bow view approximately °45 off center. Puget Sound Naval Shipyard photo # NY8-812 now in the collections of the US National Archives Seattle Branch	Tracy White
	61k	*USS Mount Katmai* (AE-16)** underway in Sinclair Inlet off Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, WA., 26 May 1947. Stern view from After Center Line. Puget Sound Naval Shipyard photo # NY8-813 now in the collections of the US National Archives Seattle Branch	Tracy White
	49k	*USS Mount Katmai* (AE-16)** underway in Sinclair Inlet off Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, WA., 26 May 1947. Head on view. Puget Sound Naval Shipyard photo # NY8-814 now in the collections of the US National Archives Seattle Branch	Tracy White
	48k	*USS Mount Katmai* (AE-16)** underway in Sinclair Inlet off Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, WA., 26 May 1947. View from directly astern. Puget Sound Naval Shipyard photo # NY8-815 now in the collections of the US National Archives Seattle Branch	Tracy White
	135k	*USS Mount Katmai* (AE-16) transferring bombs during underway replenishment with USS Philippine Sea (CV-47) off Korea, 29 November 1950. Note: Crewmen standing in the carrier's forward hangar bay, and Grumman F9F-2 "Panther" fighters and LeTourneau crane parked on her flight deck. Crewmen on Mount Katmai are wearing cold weather clothing. A few days after this photo was taken, Philippine Sea** commenced a period of close-support operations in the vicinity of the Chosin Reservoir. US Navy National Archives photo # 80-G-439879, a US Navy photo now in the collection of the US National Archives	US Naval Historical Center
	157k	US Navy ships take on supplies while moored in Sasebo harbor, circa December 1950. Photographed from *USS Princeton* (CV 37), which arrived in the area on her first Korean War deployment in early December. Among the ships in the background are USS Mount Katmai (AE 16), in left center, and USS Comstock (LSD 19), at right. Planes on Princeton*'s deck are AD "Skyraiders". US National Archives photo # 80-G-423620*, a US Navy photo now in the collection of the US National Archives	US Naval Historical Center
	316k	*USS Mount Katmai* (AE-16)** under way, circa 1951, location unknown. File AE16 112x2-12-51, s US Navy photo courtesy Vallejo Naval & Historical Museum.	Darryl Baker
	113k	*USS Mount Katmai* (AE-16)** off Point Loma as she enters San Diego Bay, date unknown. US Navy photo	.
	46k	*USS Mount Katmai* (AE-16)** underway, circa 1955, location unknown. US Navy photo from "Jane's Fighting Ships 1956-57".	Robert Hurst
	93k	Aerial view of *USS Mount Katmai* (AE-16)** underway, date and location unknown. US Navy photo.	Tommy Trampp
	50k	*USS Mount Katmai* (AE-16)** moored to a buoy, date and location unknown. US Navy photo.	Tommy Trampp
	48k	*USS Mount Katmai* (AE-16)** probably entering Pearl Harbor, date unknown. US Navy photo.	Richard Miller BMCS USNR Ret.
	23k	*USS Mount Katmai* (AE-16)** underway, date and location unknown. US Navy.	Ron Reeves
	90k	Photos of *USS Mount Katmai* (AE-16) about to collide with USS Coral Sea (CVA-43)** and the resulting damage to the carriers' elevator. There were no personnel casualties. The collision occurred in the Gulf of Tonkin, 10 October 1967.	Ron Reeves
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	108k
	112k	*USS Mount Katmai* (AE-16)** under way, date and location unknown. US Navy photo.	Richard Miller BMCS USNR Ret.
	226k	*USS Mount Katmai* (AE-16)** at anchor, date and location unknown. US Navy photo.	Mike Smolinski
	230k	*USS Mount Katmai* (AE-16)** passing under the Golden Gate Bridge as she enters San Francisco Bay, 2 July 1970. Photo by Don Maskell & C0	Darrell E. Baty
	185k	*USS Mount Katmai* (AE-16)** with tug alongside as she prepares to dock at the Naval Weapons Station Concord, Port Chicago, CA., 2 July 1970.	Darrell E. Baty

USS Mount Katmai Additional Ships Patches and Decals
Contributed by Mike Smolinski	Contributed by Wolfgang Hechler	Decal Contributed by Wolfgang Hechler	Decal Contributed by Wolfgang Hechler

For more photos and information about USS Mount Katmai, see;
MARAD Vessel History Database
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS)
USS Mount Katmai undergoing Inclining Experiments at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, 2 March 1949
AE/AOE Sailors Association
Decommissioning Program

Commanding Officers
01	LT. Guyon, Elmer Edward, USNR (Ferry Command Crew # 1)	12 February 1945 - 14 February 1945
	Decommissioned	14 February 1945 - 21 July 1945
02	CDR. Christensen, Carl Henrik, USNR	21 July 1945 - 10 April 1946
03	CAPT. Dolecek, Edward Elwin, USN	10 April 1946 - 1947
04	CAPT. Goyette, Emmanuel Thomas, USN (USNA 1927)	1947 - January 1948
05	CDR. Spring, Arthur Finn USN (USNA 1930) :RADM	January 1948 - February 1949
06	CAPT. Duborg, Francis Rahr USN (USNA 1929) :RADM	February 1949 - November 1949
07	CAPT. Carter, Albert Samuel, USN (USNA 1927)	November 1949 - July 1950
08	CAPT. Harris, Morgan Hamilton, USN	July 1950 - March 1953
09	CAPT. Gunn, Frederick Arthur, USN (USNA 1934) :RADM	March 1953 - 10 July 1954
10	CAPT. Lord III, Edwin Elmer, USN (USNA 1933)	10 July 1954 - 21 October 1956
11	CAPT. Day, Edward Maynard, USN (USNA 1931)	21 October 1956 - 21 December 1956
12	CAPT. Freedman Jr., Albert Stanley (Sid), USN (USNA 1937)	21 December 1956 - 10 January 1958
13	CAPT. Beyer Jr., Aaron Frederick, USN (USNA 1933)	10 November1957 - 10 March 1959
14	CAPT. Lundgren, Oscar Berndherd, USN USNA 1940	10 March 1959 - 17 March 1960
15	CAPT. Desmond Jr., Ralph Paul, USN (USNA 1940)	17 January 1960 - 4 March 1961
16	CDR. Iarrobino, Charles Anthony, USN	4 March 1961 - 4 March 1962
17	CAPT. Grayson, Jack Lee, USN :RADM	4 March 1962 - 4 March 1963
18	CAPT. Schley, John Boone, USN :RADM	4 March 1963 - 8 April 1964
19	CAPT. Engen, Donald Davenport, USN :VADM	8 April 1964 - 31 August 1965
20	CAPT. Naylor, Jesse Abner, USN (USNA 1943)	31 August 1965 - 1 December 1966
21	CAPT. Herman, John Stuart (Jack), USN	1 December 1966 - 30 October 1967
22	CAPT. Tarbell, Curtis Loyal, USN	30 October 1967 - 2 March 1969
23	CAPT. Camp, Herbert Ernest, USN (USNA 1946)	2 March 1969 - 8 August 1970
24	CAPT. Ulbricht, Frederick William, USN	8 August 1970 - 7 April 1972
25	CDR. Cooke, Vincent Edward, USN	7 April 1972 - June 1973
26	LCDR. Vaughan, Wendell Dean, USN	June 1973 - 14 August 1973


Courtesy Wolfgang Hechler and Ron Reeves

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

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