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November-Uniform-Alfa-Qubec
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Awards, Citations, and Campaign Ribbons
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Awards, Citations, and Campaign Ribbons
Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right:
Top Row - Combat Action Ribbon (26MAR45 off Okinawa)
Second Row - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal
Third Row - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - National Defense Service Medal - Korean Service Medal
Third Row - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - National Defense Service Medal - Korean Service Medal
Fourth Row - Philippines Liberation Medal - United Nations Service Medal - Republic of Korea War Service Medal (retroactive)
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Crosley Class High-speed Transport:
Laid down, 23 December 1943, as (DE-591), at Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard Inc, Hingham, MA.Launched, 5 February 1944Redesignated a Crosley Class High-speed Transport, 17 July 1944Commissioned USS Knudson (APD-101), 25 November 1944, LT. Dudley C. Sharp in commandDuring World War II USS Knudson was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater and participated in the following campaign:
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Campaign and Dates:
Okinawa Gunto Operation - Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, 25 March to 15 June 1945.
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Decommissioned, 4 November 1946, at San Pedro, CA.
Laid up in the Pacific Reserve Fleet, San Diego Group
Recommissioned, 6 August 1953, LCDR. J. F. Roohan, Jr., in command
Decommissioned, 2 January 1958, at San Francisco, CA.
Laid up in the Pacific Reserve Fleet, Stockton Group
Transferred, date unknown, to Atlantic Reserve Fleet, Texas Group, Orange TX.
Designation changed to Amphibious Transport, Small (LPR-101), 1 July 1969
Struck from the Naval Register, 15 July 1972
Final Disposition, sold for scrapping, 10 January 1975, for $62,261, to General Metals of Tacoma, Inc., Tacoma, WA.
Knudson earned one battle star for World War II service --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Specifications:
Displacement 1,400 t.
Length 306' (oa)
Beam 37"
Draft 12' 7" (limiting)
Speed 23.6 kts. (trial)
Range 6,000 nautical miles at 12 kts.
Complement 12-15 Officers, 189-192 Enlisted
Troop Capacity 12 Officers, 150 Enlisted
Boats 4 LCVP landing craft
Troop Accoutrements six 1/4 ton trucks, two 1 ton trucks, four ammunition carts, four pack howitzers
Ammunition Storage 6,000 cu. ft.
General Cargo 3,500 cu. ft.
Gasoline Storage 1,000 cu. ft.
Armament
one single 5"/38 dual purpose gun mount
three twin 40mm AA gun mounts
six single 20mm AA gun mounts
two depth charge tracks
Propulsion
two Foster-Wheeler DR boilers
two GE Turbines, (turbo-electric drive)
two shafts, Shaft horsepower 12,000
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