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USS Celeno (AK-76)


International Radio Call Sign:
November - Yankee - Juliet - Yankee
 NYJY
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
  • During World War II USS Celeno was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater
  • Decommissioned, 1 March 1946, at San Francisco, CA., and returned to the Maritime Commission for disposal, name reverted to SS Redfield Proctor
  • Final Disposition, scrapped in 1961
  • USS Celeno received three battle stars for World War II service
    Specifications:
    Displacement 4,023 t.(lt) 14,350 t.(fl)
    Length 441' 6"
    Beam 56' 11"
    Draft 28' 4"
    Speed 12.8 kts (trial)
    Complement
    Officers 18
    Enlisted 189
    Troop Accommodation
    Officers 52
    Enlisted 991
    Largest Boom Capacity 50 t.
    Cargo Capacity 4,470 DWT
    non-refrigerated 400,000 Cu ft.
    Armament
    one single 5"/38 cal dual purpose gun mount
    one single 3"/50 cal dual purpose gun mount
    four single 40mm AA gun mounts
    six single 20mm AA gun mounts
    Fuel Capacity
    NSFO 7,285 Bbls
    Propulsion
    one Joshua-Hendy vertical triple-expansion reciprocating steam engine
    two Babcock and Wilcox header-type boilers, 230psi 450°
    Ship's Service Generators
    three turbo-drive 60Kw 120V D.C.
    single propeller, 2,500shp
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    Celeno 130k Forward plan view of USS Celeno (AK-76) at Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, CA., 26 November 1943. The stern of USS Chincoteague (AVP 24) is in the background.
    Mare Island Navy Yard photo # 7865-43.         		Darryl Baker
    Celeno 75k Stern view of USS 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 USS 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 USS Celeno (AK-76) departing Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, CA., 27 November 1943.
    Mare Island Navy Yard photo # 7882-43.         		Darryl Baker
    USS Celeno (AK-76)
    DANFS history entry located at the US Naval History and Heritage Command
    Commanding Officers
    01LCDR. Lanphere, N. E.2 January 1943 - ?
    02LCDR. Breed, H. H.WWII
    03LCDR. Gately, J. P.WWII
    04LCDR. Haines Jr., A. S.WWII
    Courtesy Wolfgang Hechler and Ron Reeves
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
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    Last Updated 11 February 2011