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NavSource Online: Service Ship Photo Archive

Contributed by Mike Smolinski

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USS Alstede (AF-48)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Charlie - Yankee - Victor NCYV
JANAP Tactical Voice Radio Call Sign - Abate (U)niform - 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 - World War II Victory Medal - National Defense Service Medal - Korean Service Medal (4)
Bottom Row - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (1-Dominican Republic) - United Nations Service Medal - Republic of Korea War Service Medal

Alstede Class Stores Ship:

Laid down, 30 September 1944, as SS Ocean Chief, a Maritime Commission type (R2-S-BV1) hull, under Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 1206), at Moore Drydock Co., Oakland, CA.

Launched, 28 November 1944

Delivered to the War Shipping Administration, 4 May 1945

Operated by United Fruit Co. under contract to the WSA for one year

Returned to the Maritime Commission and acquired by the US Navy, 10 May 1946

Commissioned USS Alstede (AF-48), 17 May 1946, at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, CA., CDR. Alexander Kusebach, USNR, in command

During the Korean War USS Alstede (AF-48) participated in the following campaigns:

Campaign and Dates	Campaign and Dates
Korean War Campaigns
Second Korean Winter 26 to 28 January 1952 12 to 15 February 1952 28 February to 3 March 1952 8 to 12 March 1952 14 to 17 and 27 to 30 April 1952	Third Korean Winter 20 to 22 April 1953
Korean Defense Summer-Fall 1952 17 to 20 June 1952 5 to 7 and 13 to 14 July 1952 18 to 21 September 1952	Korean Summer-Fall 1953 27 June to 1 July 1953 10 to 13 July 1953

Decommissioned, 31 October 1969

Struck from the Naval Register, 31 October 1969

USS Alstede earned four battle stars for Korean War service

Laid up at the Naval Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility, Norfolk, VA., for non-industrial stripping

Custody transferred to the Maritime Administration (MARAD), 17 June 1970, for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, James River Group, Lee Hall, VA.

Final Disposition, sold by MARAD for scrapping, 24 July 1970, to Desguaces Maritimos c/o Boston Metals, for $223,724

Specifications:
Displacement 15,500 t.(fl)
Length 459' 2"
Beam 63'
Draft 28'
Speed 16 kts.
Complement 292
Armament two 40mm double-barreled guns in bow

Propulsion

one cross-compound turbine engine

single propeller

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description	Contributed By
	105k	Forward plan view of *USS Alstede* (AF-48) at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, CA., 18 May 1946. USS Birmingham (CL-62)** is to the left. Mare Island Naval Shipyard photo # 1826-46, 5/18/46	Darryl Baker
	101k	Amidships looking aft plan view of *USS Alstede* (AF-48) at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, CA., 18 May 1946. Alstede** was undergoing conversion for naval service and repairs at Mare Island from 10 to 18 May 1946. Mare Island Naval Shipyard photo # 1830-46, 5/18/46	Darryl Baker
09064817	755k	*USS Alstede* (AF-48)** in bound passing under the Golden Gate Bridge returning to Mare Island Navy Yard after completing sea trials in May 1946. Note she dosen't yet have her guns installed at this point in the conversion process. Photo is looking North at Marin County and Angela Island to the right. U.S. Navy photo from the Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum	Darryl Baker
	121k	Change of Command ceremonies aboard *USS Alstede* (AF-48) at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, CA., 28 October 1953. Alstede** was undergoing repairs at Mare Island from 11 September to 11 November 1953. Mare Island Naval Shipyard photo # 19160-10-53, 10/28/53	Darryl Baker
09064808 NY9 19306-11-53	95k	Broadside and stern views of *USS Alstede* (AF-48) off the south end of Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, CA., 10 November 1953. Alstede*'s overhaul period at Mare Island was from 11 September to 16 November 1953, including a dry dock period from 13 October to 26 October 1953. Mare Island Naval Shipyard photo #'s NY9 19306-11-53, 11/10/53* and NY9 19308-11-53, 11/10/53	Darryl Baker and Robert Hurst
09064816 NY9 19308-11-53	181k		Darryl Baker and Robert Hurst
	200k	*USS Alstede* (AF-48)** at anchor, date and location unknown.	Jim McCoy
	285k	*USS Alstede* (AF-48)** at anchor, date and location unknown.	Richard Miller BMCS USNR Ret.
	168k	*USS Alstede* (AF-48)** moored pierside at Naval Station Rota, Spain, 28 May 1962. US Navy photo	Mike Smolinski
	408k	*USS Alstede* (AF-48)** moored pierside at Genoa, Italy, 1 October 1968.	Photo by Carlo Martinelli, Genoa, Italy
	65k	*USS Alstede* (AF-48)** underway, date and location unknown. US Navy photo	Richard Miller BMCS USNR Ret.
	137k	*USS Alstede* (AF-48)** moored in the harbor at Valletta, Malta, date unknown.	Richard Miller BMCS USNR ret.
	91k	*USS Alstede* (AF-48)** underway, date and location unknown.	Richard Miller BMCS USNR ret.
	21k	*USS Alstede* (AF-48) and USS Telfair (APA-210)** moored pierside at Norfolk, VA., October 1964.	Photo by Jim McCoy
	84k	*USS Alstede* (AF-48) and USS Northampton (CC-1)** conduct an underway replenishment at sea as they steam side by side, date unknown. US Navy photo # 1103939 by C.F. Knapp PH1 USN, released 6-4-64,. from the archives of the US Naval Photographic Center Naval Station, Anacostia, Washington, D.C.	David Buell
09064818	182k	*USS Alstede* (AF-48)** underway at sea, in 1966. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command. Photo # L45-07.03.01	RobertHurst
	107k	*USS Alstede* (AF-48)** underway, date and location unknown. US Navy photo from "All Hands" magazine, January 1969.	Joe Radigan MACM USN Ret.
	123k	*USS Alstede* (AF-48)** underway, date and location unknown. US Navy photo	Richard Miller BMCS USNR Ret.

USS Alstede (AF-48)
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS)

Commanding Officers
01	CDR. Kusebach, Alexander, USNR	17 May 1946 - ?
02	CDR. Lank, Theodore Small, USN	1950 - 21 January 1952
03	LCDR. Frey, Saleem DeWitt, USN	21 January 1952 - 10 October 1952
04	LCDR. Mabus, Howard William, USN	10 October 1952 - 1954
05	CDR. Little, Edward Neal, USN (USNA 1930)	1954 - 11 May 1955
06	CAPT. Ryan, Paul Brennan, USN (USNA 1935)	11 May 1955 - 8 June 1956
07	CDR. Wilson Jr., Frederick Charles, USN	8 June 1956 - 6 November 1957
08	CDR. Marcy, Lincoln, USN (USNA 1939)	6 November 1957 - 22 October 1958
09	CDR. Mulderrig Jr., Martin Joseph, USN (USNA 1940)	22 October 1958 - 20 November 1959
10	CDR. Sanders, Charles Clifton (C Square), USN	20 November 1959 - 16 March 1961
11	CDR. Baker, Howard Jefferson, USN	16 March 1961 - 22 March 1962
12	CAPT. Fickenscher Jr., Edward Robinson, USN (USNA 1940)	22 March 1962 - May 1963
13	CAPT. Hazapis, Thomas, USN	May 1963 - 1 May 1964
14	CAPT. Beling, John Kingsman USN :VADM	1 May 1964 - 6 May 1965
15	CAPT. Robison, Roy Joseph, USN (USNA 1942)	6 May 1965 - 1966
14	CAPT. Cogswell, George Walker, USN (USNA 1945)	1966 - 3 November 1967
16	CAPT. Shelton, John Presley, USN (USNA 1947)	3 November 1967 - January 1969
17	CAPT. Ray, Charles Edwin, USN	January 1969 - 31 October 1969


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