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AF-36 Lioba

Flag Hoist/International Radio Call Sign:
November - Xray - Foxtrot - Charlie
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons


Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
Bottom Row - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - National Defense Service Medal
Adria Class Stores Ship:
  • Laid down, 23 June 1944, as a Maritime Commission type (R1-M-AV3) hull, under Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 2200) at Pennsylvania Shipyards, Inc., Beaumont, TX.
  • Launched, 27 August 1944
  • Acquired by the US Navy, 17 February 1945
  • Commissioned USS Lioba (AF-36), 6 March 1945, LT. Sidney L. Boisdoré in command
  • Decommissioned, 14 October 1955, at Charleston, S.C.
  • Laid up in the Atlantic Reserve Fleet
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 1 July 1960
  • Transferred to the Maritime Commission, 1 July 1960, for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, James River, Fort Eustis, VA.
  • Final Disposition, scrapped in 1973
    Specifications:
    Displacement 3,139 t.(lt) 6,240 t.(fl)
    Length 338'
    Beam 50'
    Draft 18'
    Speed 12 kts. (max)
    Complement 84
    Cargo Capacity 2,120 DWT
    Armament
    one single 3"/50 dual purpose gun mount
    six single 20mm AA gun mounts
    Propulsion diesel engine, single screw, 1,700shp
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    Lioba 93k Lioba (AF-36) underway, date and location unknown.
    US Navy photo    		 William J. Eitnier USS Lioba
    Lioba 48k Lioba (AF-36) underway, circa 1953, location unknown. Robert Hurst
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    DANFS history entry located at the US Naval Historical Center
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
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    Fleet Reserve Association
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