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USS Adhara (AK-71)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Xray - Uniform - Sierra
 NXUS
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons


Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive - Guadalcanal, 7 April 1943)
Bottom Row - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (2) - World War II Victory Medal
Crater Class Cargo Ship
  • Laid down, 16 September 1942, as SS G. H. Corliss, a Maritime Commission type (EC2-S-C1) hull, under Maritime Commission contract (MCE hull 425) at Permanente Metals Corp., Yard No. 2, Richmond, CA.
  • Launched, 27 October 1942
  • Acquired by the Navy from the Maritime Commission, 6 November 1942
  • Commissioned USS Adhara (AK-71), 16 November 1942, CDR. William W. Ball, USNR, in command
  • Decommissioned, 3 December 1945, at Baltimore, MD.
  • Returned to the Maritime Commission, 11 December 1945, for disposal or lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, James River Group, named reverted to SS G. H Corliss
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 3 January 1946
  • Final Disposition, sold for scrapping in 1971 to Hierros Ardes S.A. Spain
  • USS Adhara received two battle stars for World War II service
    Specifications:
    Displacement 4,023 t.(lt) 14,250 t.(fl)
    Length 441' 6"
    Beam 56' 11"
    Draft 27' 7"
    Speed 13 kts.
    Complement 206
    Armament
    one 5"/38 dual purpose gun mount
    one 3"/50 dual purpose gun mount
    eight 20mm AA gun mounts
    Propulsion Joshua Hendy reciprocating steam engine, single shaft, 1,950shp
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    Adhara 82k Broadside view of USS Adhara (AK-71) at anchor off Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, CA., 26 November 1942.
    Navy Yard Mare Island photo # 7296-11-42, 11/26/42.    		 Darryl Baker
    Adhara 125k Forward plan view of USS Adhara (AK-71) at Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, CA., 18 August 1943.
    Navy Yard Mare Island photo # 5949-43, 8/16/43.    		 Darryl Baker
    Adhara 129k Aft plan view of USS Adhara (AK-71) at Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, CA., 18 August 1943. The bow of USS St. Louis (CL-49) is in the background, far right along with covered lighter YF-467.
    Navy Yard Mare Island photo # 5950-43, 8/15/43.    		 Darryl Baker
    Adhara 77k Broadside view of USS Adhara (AK-71) off Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, CA., 20 August 1943. USS Adhara was in overhaul from 11 July to 20 August 1943.
    Navy Yard Mare Island photo # 5950-43, 8/20/43.         		Darryl Baker
    Adhara 66k Bow on view of USS Adhara (AK-71) departing Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, CA., 20 August 1943.
    Navy Yard Mare Island photo # 5956-43, 8/20/43.         		Darryl Baker
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