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USS Deuel (APA-160)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Delta - Sierra - Papa
NDSP
JANAP Tactical Voice Radio Call Sign - Discount Dog

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 (2) - World War II Victory Medal
Second Row - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia or Europe clasp) - National Defense Service Medal - Philippines Liberation Medal

Haskell Class Attack Transport:

Laid down, 17 June 1944, as a Maritime Commission type (VC2-S-AP5) hull, under Maritime Commission contract (MCV hull 126) at Oregon Shipbuilding Co., Portland, OR.

Launched, 9 September 1944

Acquired from the Maritime Commission and Commissioned USS Deuel (APA-160), 13 October 1944, CAPT. Douthey G. McMillan USN in command

During World War II USS Deuel was assigned to Asiatic-Pacific Theater:
TransRon Sixteen, COMO J. R. McGovern USN;
TransDiv Forty-Six (flagship) and participated in the following campaigns:

Campaign and Dates	Campaign and Dates
Asiatic-Pacific Campaigns
Iwo Jima operations Assault and occupation of Iwo Jima, 19 to 27 February 1945	Okinawa Gunto operations Assault an occupation of Okinawa Gunto, 9 to 14 April 1945

After World War II USS Deuel was assigned to Occupation service in the Far East during the following periods:

Navy Occupation Service Medal
2 to 10 September 1945
5 to 11 November 1945

Decommissioned, 17 May 1946, at Norfolk, VA.

Laid up in the Atlantic Reserve Fleet, Norfolk, VA.

Recommissioned, 23 October 1950

USS Deuel was assigned to Occupation service in Europe from 6 October 1952 to 26 January 1953

Decommissioned, 27 June 1956, for lay up in the Atlantic Reserve Fleet

Struck from the Naval Register, 1 December 1958

USS Deuel earned two battle stars for World War II service

Permanent transfer, 2 June 1959, to the National Defense Reserve Fleet, James River Group, Lee Hall, VA.

Returned to the Maritime Administration for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, James River Group, Fort Eustis, VA.

Final Disposition, sold for scrapping, 7 May 1974, to Luria Bros. and Co. Inc. (PD-X-975) for $310,989.00. Withdrawn for the National Defense Reserve Fleet and delivered to Luria Bros. and Co. Inc., 10 May 1974

Specifications:
Displacement 6,873 t.(lt) 14,837 t.(fl)
Length 455'
Beam 62'
Speed 17. kts.(trial)

Complement

Officers 99

Enlisted 593

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

ten single 20mm AA gun mounts

Fuel Capacities

NSFO 7,780 Bbls

Diesel 970 Bbls

Propulsion

one Westinghouse geared turbine

two Combustion Engineering 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

Size	Image Description	Contributed By
48k	Port side view of *USS Deuel* (APA-160)** underway off Naval Station Astoria, OR., 24 October 1944. Note she is painted with camouflage scheme Measure 32 / 4T. Naval Station Astoria photo # AST101835-10-44 24 Oct 1944 now in the collections of the NARA, Pacific Alaska Region (Seattle).	Tracy White
28k	Port side view of *USS Deuel* (APA-160)** underway off Naval Station Astoria, OR., 24 October 1944. Note she is painted with camouflage scheme Measure 32 / 4T. Naval Station Astoria photo # AST101834-10-44 24 Oct 1944 now in the collections of the NARA, Pacific Alaska Region (Seattle).	Tracy White
47k	Starboard side view of *USS Deuel* (APA-160)** underway off Naval Station Astoria, OR., 24 October 1944. Note she is painted with camouflage scheme Measure 32 / 4T. Naval Station Astoria photo # AST101836-10-44 24 Oct 1944 now in the collections of the NARA, Pacific Alaska Region (Seattle).	Tracy White
119k	*USS Deuel* (APA-160)** at anchor in San Francisco Bay, 1945 US Navy photo	USS Deuel Association
20k	*USS Deuel* (APA-160)** underway, date and location unknown. US Navy photo
11k	*USS Deuel* (APA-160)** at anchor, circa 1945, Pacific	USS Deuel Association
24k	*USS Deuel* (APA-160)** underway, at Norfolk. VA. circa 1951	USS Deuel Association
17k	*USS Deuel* (APA-160)** during amphibious exercises off Vieques Island, Puerto Rico, circa 1951	USS Deuel Association
247k	*USS Deuel* (APA-160) anchored amid floating ice off Thule, Greenland during Operation Nanook, summer 1951. A LCM is passing by Deuel's bow. USS Wyandot (AKA-92)** is in the background. US Navy photo # 80-G-434031, now in the collections of the U.S. National Archives	US Naval History and Heritage Command
96k	*USS Deuel* (APA-160) with USS Chipola (AO-63) alongside, circa 1952, at Thule, Greenland during "Operation Blue Jay". Note the hole in Chipola**'s bow.	George Panos, QMS/2c USS Earle B. Hall
124k	*USS Deuel* (APA-160)** underway entering port sometime between 1950 and 1956. Note the armament aft and the full loadout of landing craft. US Naval History and Heritage Command, Photo # USN 1045281.	Mike Green
21k	APAs moored in the James River Group of the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Lee Hall, VA.. From left to right: *USS Crockett* (APA-148), USS Deuel (APA-160), USS Mellette (APA-156) and USS Clinton (APA-144)**, date unknown.	USS Deuel Association

USS Deuel (APA-160)
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS)

Commanding Officers
01	CAPT. McMillan, Douthey Gear	13 October 1944 - 17 May 1946
	Decommissioned	17 May 1946 - 23 October 1950
02	CAPT. Johnson, Carl Arthur, USN (USNA 1929)	23 October 1950 - 14 December 1951
03	CAPT. Putnam, Frank Rowell, USN (USNA 1931)	14 December 1951 - 19 January 1953
04	CAPT. Lawver, Rowland Clifford, USN (USNA 1930)	19 January 1953 - 5 February 1954
05	CAPT. Gladney Jr., Donald Wesley, USN (USNA 1930) :RADM	5 February 1954 - 1 March 1955
06	CAPT. Crist, Harold Frank, USN (USNA 1933)	1 March 1955 - 27 June 1956


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