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USS Tarazed (AF-13)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Bravo - Delta - Charlie
NBDC

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - American Defense Medal (with Fleet clasp)
Bottom Row - American Campaign Medal - Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal

Mizar Class Stores Ship:

Built as SS Chiriqui, for United Fruit Co., by Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Co., Newport News, VA.

Delivered to United Fruit Co., 18 March 1932

Acquired by the US Navy from the Maritime Commission on a bare-boat charter basis

Converted for Naval service at Brewer's Drydock Co., Staten Island, N,Y.

Commissioned USS Tarazed (AF-13), 14 June 1941, CDR. J.M. Connally in command

During World War II USS Tarazed was assigned to the American and Europe-Africa-Middle East Theaters and participated in the following campaign:

**Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign**
Campaign and Dates
North African occupation, 22 June to 4 July 1943

Decommissioned, 4 January 1946, at New Orleans, LA.

Transferred to the Maritime Commission the same day for return to United Fruit Co., named reverted to SS Chiriqui

Struck from the Naval Register, 21 January 1946

Sold to Union-Partenreeders T/S, Bremen, Germany, renamed SS Blexen, re-flagged German

Final Disposition, scrapped in 1971

USS Tarazed received one battle star for World War II service

Specifications:
Displacement 6,983 t.(lt) 11,875 t.(fl)
Length 447' 10"
Beam 60'
Draft 26'
Speed 18 kts. (max)
Cargo Capacity 2,155 DWT

Non-refrigerated 158,360 Cu ft

Refrigerated 4,655 Cu ft
Complement

Officers 18

Enlisted 220
Largest Boom Capacity 5 t.
Armament

one single 5"/51 cal gun mount

three single 3"/50 cal dual purpose gun mounts
Fuel Capacity 8,270 Bbls
Propulsion

two General Electric turbines

four Babcock and Wilcox header-type boilers, 350psi 666°

three turbo-drive 500Kw 120V/240V D.C. Ship's Service Generators

twin propellers, 11,000shp

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description	Contributed By
USS Tarazed (AF-13)
	67k	*USS Tarazed* (AF-13)** off Boston Navy Yard, 19 May 1942. The 3"/50 guns fore and aft are all on deck, as is the 5"/51 gun on the stern. US National Archives, RG-19-LCM. photo # 19-N-29747, a US Navy Bureau of Ships photo now in the collections of the US National Archives.	Robert Hurst
	112k	USS Tarazed (AF-13) off Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth, VA, 19 November 1942 U.S. National Archives, RG-19-LCM. Photo # 19-N-37306, a US Navy Bureau of Ships photo now in the collections of the US National Archives.	Robert Hurst
	65k	USS Tarazed (AF-13) starboard broadside view underway off Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth, VA, 19 November 1942 US Navy Yard photo # 4183(42)	CAPT. Jerry Mason, USN Ret.
	100k	*USS Tarazed* (AF-13)** photographed by an aircraft from Hampton Roads, 26 September 1945. US National Archives, RG-19-LCM. photo, a US Navy photo now in the collections of the US National Archives.	Robert Hurst
Commercial Service
	61k	Ex-*USS Tarazed* (AF-13)** in commercial service as SS Blexen moored pierside at Bremerhaven, Germany in February 1967.	Photo Gerhard Mueller-Debus

View the USS Tarazed (AF-13)
DANFS history entry located at the US Naval History and Heritage Command

Commanding Officers
CDR. Connally, James Monroe	14 June 1941 - ?


Courtesy Wolfgang Hechler and Ron Reeves

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

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Last Updated 10 January 2010