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USS Selinur (AKA-41)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Tango - Bravo - Charlie
NTBC

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - American Campaign Medal
Bottom Row - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp)

Artemis Class Attack Cargo Ship:

Laid down, 18 January 1945, as a Maritime Commission type (S4-SE2-BE1) hull, under Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 1902) at Welsh-Kaiser Co. Providence, R.I.

Launched, 28 March 1945

Commissioned USS Selinur (AKA-41), 21 April 1945, LCDR. W.F. Babcock, USNR, in command

During World War II Selinur was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater

Decommissioned, 30 April 1946, at San Francisco, CA., and simultaneously returned to the Maritime Commission >li>Loaned to the Pennsylvania Maritime Academy, renamed TS Keystone State

Struck from the Naval Register, 8 May 1946

Returned to the Maritime Commission, 20 June 1947 for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, James River Group, Lee Hall, VA.

Final Disposition, sold for scrapping, 15 July 1968, to Northern Metals Co., Philadelphia PA.

Specifications:
Displacement 4,087 t.(lt) 7,080 t.(fl)
Length 426'
Beam 58'
Draft 16' 5"
Speed 16.9 kts
Complement 303
Armament

one 5"/38 dual purpose gun mount

four dual 40mm AA gun mounts

ten single 20mm AA gun mounts
Cargo capacity 4,450 DWT
Boats

one LCP(L)

twelve LCVP

eight LCM(3)
Troop Accommodations 264
Propulsion two turbo-electric engines, twin shafts, 6,000shp

Size	Image Description	Contributed By
401k	*USS Selinur* (AKA-41)** arriving/departing a US port, date and location unknown.	Stephen Herbster courtesy of the family of Richard A LeDonne USS Selinur
331k	*USS Selinur* (AKA-41)** at anchor in the Marshall Islands, circa 1 to 8 August 1945.	Stephen Herbster courtesy of the family of Richard A LeDonne USS Selinur
70k	*USS Selinur* (AKA-41)**'s LCVP-41-11 beaching at Lingayen Gulf, Luzon, Philippine Islands, circa 4 to 9 October 1945.	Stephen Herbster courtesy of the family of Richard A LeDonne USS Selinur
94k	Christmas 1945 aboard *USS Selinur* (AKA-41)** while at Guiuan, Samar, Island, Philippines.	Stephen Herbster courtesy of the family of Richard A LeDonne USS Selinur
797k	*USS Selinur* (AKA-41)** crew members taking it easy while in port at Portland, OR., 15 November 1945.	Stephen Herbster courtesy of the family of Richard A LeDonne USS Selinur
77k	*USS Selinur* (AKA-41)'s commanding officer, LCDR Babcock and the ship's navigator discuss the port situation with an interpreter and a Japanese port pilot, probably at Sasebo, Japan during one of Selinur**'s three visits to that port in 1945 and 1946.	Stephen Herbster courtesy of the family of Richard A LeDonne USS Selinur

View USS Selinur (AKA-41)
DANFS history entry located on the US Naval Historical Center

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

Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
USS Selinur (AKA-41)'s Sailing List (edited) submitted by Stephen Herbster for Richard A LeDonne USS Selinur

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Last Updated 22 February 2008