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USS Murzim (AK-95)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Juliet - Golf - Sierra NJGS

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1)
Bottom Row - World War II Victory Medal - Philippines Presidential Unit Citation - Philippines Liberation Medal (1)

USS Murzim (AK-95) was manned by the US Coast Guard during World War II

Crater Class Cargo Ship:

Laid down, 10 July 1942, as SS Brigham Young, a Maritime Commission type (EC2-S-C1) hull, under Maritime Commission contract (MCE hull 633) at California Shipbuilding Corp., Wilmington, CA.

Launched, 17 August 1942

Acquired by the US Navy, 8 April 1943

Converted for Naval Service at Los Angeles Shipbuilding & Drydock Corp., Los Angeles, CA.

Commissioned, USS Murzim (AK-95), 14 May 1943, at Los Angeles, CA., LT. James E. King, USCGR, in command

During World War II USS Murzim was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater and participated in the following campaign:

Campaign and Dates
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign
Leyte operation Leyte Gulf landings, 29 October to 29 November 1944

Decommissioned, 7 June 1946, at Pearl Harbor, T.H.

Struck from the Naval Register, 23 June 1947

USS Murzim earned one battle star for World War II service

Delivered to the Maritime Commission, 5 August 1947, for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Suisun Bay, Benecia, CA.

Final Disposition, sold for foreign scrapping, 19 March 1973, to Nicolai Joffe Corp. (PD-X-955 dated 8 February 1973), for $168,113.00, withdrawn from the reserve fleet, 27 July 1973

Specifications: Specifications:
Displacement 4,023 t.(lt) 14,550 t.(fl)
Length 441' 6"
Beam 56' 11"
Draft 28' 4"
Speed 12.5 kts.

Complement

Officers 16

Enlisted 190

Cargo Capacity 7,700 DWT

non-refrigerated 400,000 Cu ft

Largest Boom Capacity 50 t.

Armament

one single 5"/38 cal dual purpose gun mount

one single 3"/50 cal dual purpose gun mount

two single 40mm AA gun mounts

six single 20mm AA gun mounts

Fuel Capacity

NSFO 7,285 Bbls

Propulsion

one Vogt vertical triple-expansion reciprocating steam engine

two Vogt header-type boilers, 220psi 450°
Ship's Service Generators
three recip-drive 20Kw 120V D.C.
one turbo-drive 60Kw 120V D.C.

single propeller, 2,500shp

Size	Image Description	Contributed By
148k	*USS Murzim* (AK-95)** under way in 1945, location unknown. US Naval History and Heritage Command Photo # NH 78577. Courtesy of Mr James Russell.	Robert Hurst
330k	*USS Murzim* (AK-95)** full crew photo, date and location unknown US Coast Guard photo	US Coast Guard Historians Office
246k	*USS Murzim* (AK-95)** partial crew photo, date and location unknown US Coast Guard photo	US Coast Guard Historians Office
230k	*USS Murzim* (AK-95)** partial crew photo, date and location unknown US Coast Guard photo	US Coast Guard Historians Office

USS Murzim (AK-95)
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS)

Commanding Officers
01	LT. King, James E.	USCGR	14 May 1943 - 16 September 1944
02	LCDR. Walton, DeWitt. S.	USCG	16 September 1944 - 18 July 1945
03	LCDR. DeZeeuw, Adriaan	USCG	18 July 1945 - 7 June 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
U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office - USS Murzim AK-95
MARAD Vessel History Database

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