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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:

    Vietnam War Campaigns
    Campaign and Dates Campaign and Dates
    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

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    Haleakala 270k
    Namesake
    Haleakala, a shield volcano that forms more than 75% of the Hawaiian Island of Maui.
    Tommy Trampp
    Haleakala 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
    Haleakala 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.
    Haleakala 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.
    Haleakala 15k USS Haleakala (AE-25) under way, date and location unknown.
    US Navy photo
    "AE" Association
    web site
    Haleakala
    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
    Haleakala 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.
    Haleakala 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
    Haleakala 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.
    Haleakala 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
    Haleakala 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.
    Haleakala 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.
    Haleakala 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.
    Haleakala 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
    Haleakala 178k USS Haleakala (AE-25) underway in the Pacific Ocean, date and location unknown.
    US Navy photo.
    Mike Smolinski
    Haleakala
    09052539
    203k USS Haleakala (AE-25) inbound from sea passing under the Golden Gate Bridge while entering San Francisco Bay, date unknown. Nicholas Tiberio
    Haleakala 135k USS Haleakala (AE-25) under way in 1968, location unknown.
    US Navy photo
    Robert Hurst
    Haleakala 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
    Haleakala
    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
    Haleakala
    09052538
    154k
    Haleakala 23k USS Haleakala (AE-25) anchored at US Naval Weapons Station, Subic Bay, P.I., 1976. Joe Connell
    Goodhue 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
    Haleakala 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.
    Haleakala 54k USS Haleakala (AE-25) moored to a buoy at Hong Kong, 1992. William Chiu
    Haleakala 62k USS Haleakala (AE-25) moored to a buoy at Hong Kong, 1992. William Chiu
    Haleakala 59k USS Haleakala (AE-25) under way, date and location unknown.
    ©Marine Photos, San Diego, CA.
    Mike Smolinski
    Haleakala 142k USS Haleakala (AE-25) under way in harbor, date and location unknown. Richard Miller BMCS USNR Ret.
    Haleakala 138k USS Haleakala (AE-25) transferring a weapon by hi-line, date and location unknown. Richard Miller BMCS USNR Ret.
    Haleakala 110k USS Haleakala (AE-25) outbound to sea from San Diego passing Point Loma, date unknown. Richard Miller BMCS USNR Ret.
    Haleakala 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.
    Haleakala 59k USS Haleakala (AE-25) Master-at-Arms badge. Jack Treutle
    Haleakala 59k USS Haleakala (AE-25) Welcome Aboard pamphlet, circa 1977-79. Jack Treutle

    USS Haleakala Additional Ships Patches
    Haleakala
    Contributed by Mike Smolinski
    Haleakala
    Contributed by Mike Smolinski
    Haleakala
    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
    01CAPT. Refo III, Miles Permenter, USN (USNA 1938)3 November 1959 - 4 October 1960
    02CAPT. Swanson, Leroy Vincent, USN :RADM4 October 1960 - 31 July 1961
    03CAPT. King III, David Lloyd George, USN (USNA 1940)31 July 1961 - 1 August 1962
    04CAPT. Blouin, Clarence Arthur, USN1 August 1962 - 9 August 1963
    05CDR. Gallin, Alvin Lloyd, USN (USNA 1942)9 August 1963 - 28 February 1964
    06LCDR. Whittaker, Gordon Scott, USN28 February 1964 - 26 March 1964
    07LCDR. Carter, John Coolidge, USN26 March 1964 - 12 October 1964
    08CAPT. Nyburg, Willard Lloyd, USN (USNA 1942)12 October 1964 - 25 February 1966
    09CAPT. Gray Jr., John Albert, USN25 February 1966 - 1 July 1967
    10CAPT. Hanecak, Richard George (Dick), USN 1 July 1967 - 18 September 1968
    11CAPT. Kirkemo, Leland Erwin, USN18 September 1968 - 24 November 1969
    12CAPT. Ward II, James Frederick USN (USNA 1948-B)24 November 1969 - 25 June 1971
    13CAPT. Schwoefferman, Robert Eugen, USN (USNA 1948-B)25 June 1971 - 31 August 1972
    14CDR. Kiefaber,Thomas Gilbert31 August 1972 - 15 August 1974
    15CDR. Fitzwilliam, Peter Kaufmann, USN (USNA 1956)15 August 1974 - 29 August 1975
    16CDR. Beamon II, Joseph Everett, USN29 August 1975 - 12 August 1977
    17CDR. Kubishen, Michael Andrew, USN12 August 1977 - 5 December 1979
    18CDR. Glover, Robert Patrick, USN (USNA 1961)5 December 1979 - 24 December 1981
    19CDR. Graham, Walter Harry, USN (USNA 1962)24 December 1981 - 13 January 1984
    20CDR. Felty, Joseph William Roland, USN (USNA 1966)13 January 1984 - 22 May 1986
    21CDR. Pyetzki, Charles Melvin, USN (USNA 1967)22 May 1986 - 8 January 1988
    22CAPT. Edwards, Michael Bruce, USN8 January 1988 - 20 February 1988
    23CAPT. Lohrmann, Walter Richard, USN (USNA 1970)20 February 1988 - 6 February 1990
    24CDR. Worley, Dennis Lee, USN (USNA 1972)6 February 1990 - 16 April 1992
    25CDR. Bradley, Cecil Douglas, USN 16 April 1992 - 10 December 1993
    Courtesy Wolfgang Hechler and Ron Reeves

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

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