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AF-24 Delphinus

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal
Delphinus Class Stores Ship:
  • Built in 1915 as San Mateo at Workman Clark and Co., Ltd., Belfast, Ireland
  • Acquired by the US Navy, 11 August 1942
  • Commissioned USS San Mateo the same day
  • Renamed USS Delphinus (AF-24), 22 August 1942
  • Decommissioned, 9 May 1946, at New Orleans, LA.
  • Delivered to the Maritime Commission the same day for disposal
  • Struck from the Naval Register (date unknown)
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement 5,230 t.(fl)
    Length 328'
    Beam 44' 2"
    Draft 23'
    Speed 12.5 kts. (max)
    Complement 107
    Armament one single 4"/50 gun mount, one single 3"/50 dual purpose gun mount, six 20mm guns
    Propulsion Reciprocating engine, single screw, 2,500shp
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    Delphinus 55k Delphinus (AF-24) underway, looking forward from the bridge area, date and place unknown. Submitted by Jim Hanley
    Photos by his Father James Hanley,Machinist's Mate USS Delphinus
    Delphinus 33k Delphinus (AF-24) moored, date and place unknown. Submitted by Jim Hanley
    Photos by his Father James Hanley, Machinist's Mate USS Delphinus
    Delphinus 48k Delphinus (AF-24) underway, 6 September 1942, place unknown.
    US Navy ONI-54A photo         		Joe Radigan MACM USN Ret.
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