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USS Haleakala (AE-25)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Delta - Sierra - Lima NDSL
JANAP Tactical Voice Radio Call Sign - Chariot (W)hiskey - 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
Second Row - National Defense Service Medal (2) - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (Op. Frequent Wind) - Vietnam Service Medal (13)
Third Row - Southwest Asia Service Medal - Sea Service Ribbon (numerous) - Humanitarian Service Medal (Frequent Wind)
Fourth Row - Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal - Kuwait Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia) - Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait)

Nitro Class Ammunition Ship:

Laid down, date unknown, at Bethlehem Steel Shipyard, Inc, Sparrows Point, MD.

Launched, 17 February 1959

Commissioned, USS Haleakala (AE-25), 3 November 1959, CAPT. Miles P. Refo, III, USN in command

During the Vietnam War USS Haleakala participated in the following campaigns:

Campaign and Dates	Campaign and Dates
Vietnam War Campaigns
Vietnam Defense 20 to 24 December 1965	Vietnam Summer-Fall 1969 15 to 31 July 1969 23 August to 1 September 1969
Vietnamese Counteroffensive 25 to 30 December 1965 7 to 19 and 29 to 30 January 1966 6 to 16 February 1966 27 February to 8 March 1966 17 to 24 and 26 to 27 March 1966 7 to 16 April 1966 11 to 22 May 1966 3 to 18 June 1966	Vietnam Winter-Spring 1970 9 November to 2 December 1969 13 to 24 December 1969 29 December 1969 to 1 January 1970 8 to 17 January 1970
Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase II 9 to 21 July 1966 6 to 12 August 1966 11 to 29 April 1967 12 to 31 May 1967	Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase VII 13 to 27 November 1970 6 to 18 and 28 December 1970
Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase III 16 June to 1 July 1967 14 July to 4 August 1967 24 August to 10 September 1967 1 to 14 October 1967	Consolidation I 25 to 30 November 1971
Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase IV 22 May to 3 June 1968 11 to 21 and 29 to 30 June 1968	Consolidation II 1 to 3, 9 to 16 and 29 to 31 December 1971 10 to 13 and 19 to 30 January 1972 17 February to 2 March 1972 9 to 22 March 1972
Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase V 1 to 21 July 1968 26 July to 7 August 1968 20 August to 3 September 1968 13 to 22 September 1968 30 September to 8 October 1968 16 to 24 October 1968 31 October to 1 November 1968	Vietnam Ceasefire 2 to 4, 13 to 18 and 25 to 29 April 1972 6 to 27 May 1972 7 to 22 June 1972 2 to 11 and 20 to 29 July 1972 6 to 13 August 1972
Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase VI 2 to 4 November 1968

Decommissioned and struck from the Naval Register, 10 December 1993

USS Haleakala earned 13 campaign stars for Vietnam War service

Disposed of via title transfer to MARAD, 24 March 1994 for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet

Final Disposition, scrapped in 1994

Specifications:
Displacement 9,050 t.(lt) 15,688 t.(fl)
Length 512'
Beam 72'
Draft 27'
Speed 19 kts.

Complement

28 officers

331 enlisted

Armament four twin 3"/50 gun mounts

Propulsion

one steam turbine

two boilers

single propeller, 16.000shp

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description	Contributed By /Source
	270k	*Namesake* Haleakala, a shield volcano that forms more than 75% of the Hawaiian Island of Maui.	Tommy Trampp
	354k	*USS Haleakala* (AE-25)** under way shortly before entering Todd Shipyards, Corp., Seattle, WA. yard for "FAST automatic transfer" modification, 28 February 1964. US Navy photo	CDR. Louis D. Chirillo USN Ret
	104k	*USS Haleakala* (AE-25) and USS Leonard F. Mason (DD-852)** underway, date and location unknown. US Navy photo from "All Hands" magazine, February 1964.	Joe Radigan MACM USN Ret.
	30k	*US Haleakala* (AE-25) and USS Virgo (AE-30)** steaming together in the late 1960s, location unknown.	Bill Toohey ETC USN Ret USS Haleakala Feb 66 - Nov 68.
	15k	*USS Haleakala* (AE-25)** under way, date and location unknown. US Navy photo	"AE" Association web site
09052536	315k	*USS Haleakala* (AE-25) conducting an underway replenishment with USS Kitty Hawk (CVA-63) and USS Dale (DLG-9)** off the coast of Vietnam, circa 1965-66. Photo courtesy ADJ3 David Elfver then from USS Kitty Hawk	Bob Canchola
	227k	*USS Haleakala* (AE-25) rearming USS Intrepid (CVS-11)** in the South China Sea, circa March-April 1966. US Navy photo	Bill Toohey ETC USN Ret USS Haleakala Feb 66-Nov 68.
	345k	*USS Haleakala* (AE-25)** Commanding Officer CAPT. John A. Gray USN receives a lei from 10 year old Susan Butler upon the ship's return to the US from a 10 month deployment, 12 September 1966. Susan Butler is the daughter of CPO David D.Butler. Photo courtesy Vallejo Naval & Historical Museum,	Darryl Baker
	118k	*USS Haleakala* (AE-25) rearming USS Henry W. Tucker (DD-875) left, and USS Ticonderoga (CVA-14)** right, off the coast of Vietnam, circa January-March 1966. US Navy photo	Bill Toohey ETC USN Ret USS Haleakala Feb 66 - Nov 68.
	277k	*USS Haleakala* (AE-25) arriving at the Naval Ammunition Pier, Mare Island Naval Shipyard, 12 September 1966 upon her return from WESTPAC deployment. USS Firedrake (AE-14) is aft of Haleakala**. US Navy photo from the collections of the Vallejo Naval & Historical Museum, File name AE 25 Sep 12 1966.	Darryl Baker
	154k	*USS Haleakala* (AE-25)** resupplying a Coast Guard cutter off the coast of Vietnam, date unknown. US Navy photo	Bill Toohey ETC USN Ret USS Haleakala Feb 66 - Nov 68.
	86k	*USS Haleakala* (AE-25) under way during a replenishment at sea with USS Allen M. Sumner (DD-692)** in the Tonkin Gulf, 1967.	Richard Miller BMCS USNR Ret.
	100k	*USS Haleakala* (AE-25)** moored at WepSta Cubi Point, Philippines, circa June-July 1967. US Navy photo	Bill Toohey ETC USN Ret USS Haleakala Feb 66 - Nov 68.
	382k	*USS Haleakala* (AE-25)** under way, 15 February 1970, location unknown. US Navy photo from the collections of the Vallejo Naval & Historical Museum, File name AE 25 Feb 15 1970 .	Darryl Baker
	178k	*USS Haleakala* (AE-25)** underway in the Pacific Ocean, date and location unknown. US Navy photo.	Mike Smolinski
09052539	203k	*USS Haleakala* (AE-25)** inbound from sea passing under the Golden Gate Bridge while entering San Francisco Bay, date unknown.	Nicholas Tiberio
	135k	*USS Haleakala* (AE-25)** under way in 1968, location unknown. US Navy photo	Robert Hurst
	371k	*USS Haleakala* (AE-25)** under way, 29 April 1968, location unknown. DVIC photo # DN-SC-86-00175 by PH2 T.F. O`Sullivan, a US Navy photo now in the collections of the Defense Visual Information Center.	Bill Gonyo
09052537	136k	*USS Haleakala* (AE-25) conducting an underway replenishment with USS Bon Homme Richard (CVA-31)** in WestPac, 1968. Photos by Joe LaVeque USS Bon Homme Richard	Bob Canchola
09052538	154k		Bob Canchola
	23k	*USS Haleakala* (AE-25)** anchored at US Naval Weapons Station, Subic Bay, P.I., 1976.	Joe Connell
	62k	*USS Haleakala* (AE-25) in a shipyard at San Francisco, CA., September 1978. In the drydock in the background is ex-USS Goodhue (APA-107)** in commercial service as the Matson Lines SS Hawaiian Citizen.	Photo by Gerhard Mueller-Debus
	212k	*USS Haleakala* (AE-25)** at anchor off Singapore, 12 April 1992. Photo by Simon Olsen.	Chris Howell, Southland Ship Stores Limited, Port of Bluff, N.Z.
	54k	*USS Haleakala* (AE-25)** moored to a buoy at Hong Kong, 1992.	William Chiu
	62k	*USS Haleakala* (AE-25)** moored to a buoy at Hong Kong, 1992.	William Chiu
	59k	*USS Haleakala* (AE-25)** under way, date and location unknown. ©Marine Photos, San Diego, CA.	Mike Smolinski
	142k	*USS Haleakala* (AE-25)** under way in harbor, date and location unknown.	Richard Miller BMCS USNR Ret.
	138k	*USS Haleakala* (AE-25)** transferring a weapon by hi-line, date and location unknown.	Richard Miller BMCS USNR Ret.
	110k	*USS Haleakala* (AE-25)** outbound to sea from San Diego passing Point Loma, date unknown.	Richard Miller BMCS USNR Ret.
	92k	*USS Haleakala* (AE-25)** standing in at San Francisco Bay after passing under the Golden Gate Bridge, date unknown.	Richard Miller BMCS USNR Ret.
	59k	*USS Haleakala* (AE-25)** Master-at-Arms badge.	Jack Treutle
	59k	*USS Haleakala* (AE-25)** Welcome Aboard pamphlet, circa 1977-79.	Jack Treutle

USS Haleakala Additional Ships Patches
Contributed by Mike Smolinski	Contributed by Mike Smolinski	Contributed by Tommy Trampp

For more photos and information about USS Haleakala, see:
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS)
MARAD Vessel History Database

Commanding Officers
01	CAPT. Refo III, Miles Permenter, USN (USNA 1938)	3 November 1959 - 4 October 1960
02	CAPT. Swanson, Leroy Vincent, USN :RADM	4 October 1960 - 31 July 1961
03	CAPT. King III, David Lloyd George, USN (USNA 1940)	31 July 1961 - 1 August 1962
04	CAPT. Blouin, Clarence Arthur, USN	1 August 1962 - 9 August 1963
05	CDR. Gallin, Alvin Lloyd, USN (USNA 1942)	9 August 1963 - 28 February 1964
06	LCDR. Whittaker, Gordon Scott, USN	28 February 1964 - 26 March 1964
07	LCDR. Carter, John Coolidge, USN	26 March 1964 - 12 October 1964
08	CAPT. Nyburg, Willard Lloyd, USN (USNA 1942)	12 October 1964 - 25 February 1966
09	CAPT. Gray Jr., John Albert, USN	25 February 1966 - 1 July 1967
10	CAPT. Hanecak, Richard George (Dick), USN	1 July 1967 - 18 September 1968
11	CAPT. Kirkemo, Leland Erwin, USN	18 September 1968 - 24 November 1969
12	CAPT. Ward II, James Frederick USN (USNA 1948-B)	24 November 1969 - 25 June 1971
13	CAPT. Schwoefferman, Robert Eugen, USN (USNA 1948-B)	25 June 1971 - 31 August 1972
14	CDR. Kiefaber,Thomas Gilbert	31 August 1972 - 15 August 1974
15	CDR. Fitzwilliam, Peter Kaufmann, USN (USNA 1956)	15 August 1974 - 29 August 1975
16	CDR. Beamon II, Joseph Everett, USN	29 August 1975 - 12 August 1977
17	CDR. Kubishen, Michael Andrew, USN	12 August 1977 - 5 December 1979
18	CDR. Glover, Robert Patrick, USN (USNA 1961)	5 December 1979 - 24 December 1981
19	CDR. Graham, Walter Harry, USN (USNA 1962)	24 December 1981 - 13 January 1984
20	CDR. Felty, Joseph William Roland, USN (USNA 1966)	13 January 1984 - 22 May 1986
21	CDR. Pyetzki, Charles Melvin, USN (USNA 1967)	22 May 1986 - 8 January 1988
22	CAPT. Edwards, Michael Bruce, USN	8 January 1988 - 20 February 1988
23	CAPT. Lohrmann, Walter Richard, USN (USNA 1970)	20 February 1988 - 6 February 1990
24	CDR. Worley, Dennis Lee, USN (USNA 1972)	6 February 1990 - 16 April 1992
25	CDR. Bradley, Cecil Douglas, USN	16 April 1992 - 10 December 1993


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