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AK-76 Celeno

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons


Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive - Guadalcanal, 16 June 1943)
Bottom Row - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (3) - World War II Victory Medal
Crater Class Cargo Ship
  • Laid down, 3 November 1942, as SS Redfield Proctor, a Maritime Commission type (EC2-S-C1) hull, under Maritime Commission contract (MCE hull 439), at Permanente Metals Corp., Yard No. 2, Richmond, CA.
  • Launched, 12 December 1942
  • Acquired by the US Navy, 19 December 1942
  • Commissioned, USS Celeno (AK-76), 2 January 1943, Lcdr. N. E. Lanphere, USNR, in command
  • Decommissioned, 1 March 1946, at San Francisco, CA., and returned to the Maritime Commission for disposal, name reverted to Redfield Proctor
  • Final Disposition, scrapped in 1961
  • Celeno received three 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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    Celeno 130k Forward plan view of Celeno (AK-76) at Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, CA., 26 November 1943. The stern of Chincoteague (AVP 24) is in the background.
    Mare Island Navy Yard photo # 7865-43.         		Darryl Baker
    Celeno 75k Stern view of Celeno (AK-76) departing Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, CA., 27 November 1943.
    Mare Island Navy Yard photo # 7878-43.         		Darryl Baker
    Celeno 85k Broadside view of Celeno (AK-76) off Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, CA., 27 November 1943. Celeno was in overhaul at the shipyard from 4 September until 30 December 1943.
    Mare Island Navy Yard photo # 7880-43.         		Darryl Baker
    Celeno 60k Bows on view of Celeno (AK-76) departing Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, CA., 27 November 1943.
    Mare Island Navy Yard photo # 7882-43.         		Darryl Baker
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