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USS Mintaka (AK-94)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Kilo - Golf - Papa NKGP

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive, 25 May 1945) - American Campaign Medal
Bottom Row - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp)

USS Mintaka (AK-94) was manned by the US Coast Guard during World War II

Crater Class Cargo Ship:

Laid down, 9 February 1943, as SS Ansel Briggs, a Maritime Commission type (EC2-S-C1) hull, under Maritime Commission contract (MCE 725), at California Shipbuilding Corp., Wilmington, CA.

Launched, 10 May 1943

Acquired by the US Navy, 26 March 1943

Commissioned, USS Mintaka (AK-94), 10 May 1943, at San Diego, CA., LCDR. L. S. Burgess, USCGR, in command

During World War II USS Mintaka was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater and participated in the following campaign;

Campaign and Dates
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign
Okinawa Gunto operation Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, 21 to 31 May 1945

Following World War II USS Mintake (AK-94) was assigned to Occupation service in the Far East from 2 September to 27 November 1945

Decommissioned, 12 February 1946, at San Francisco, CA.

Delivered to the Maritime Commission, 12 February 1946, for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Suisun Bay Group, Benecia, CA., name reverted to SS Ansel Briggs

Struck from the Naval Register, 26 February 1946

Final Disposition, sold for scrapping, 6 March 1968, at Suisun Bay, to the Learner Corp, agentes for Union Minerals and Alloys Corp., removed 18 March 1968, scrapping completed, 20 November 1968

USS Mintaka earned one battle star 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.

Complement

Officers 16

Enlisted 190

Troop Accommodations

Officers 56

Enlisted 990

Cargo Capacity 4,470 DWT

non-refrigerated 400,000 Cu ft

Largest Boom Capacity 50 t.

Armament

one single 5"/38 cal dual purpose gun mount

four single 3"/50 cal dual purpose gun mounts

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 Western Pipe and Steel Co. header-type boilers, 220psi 450°

three turbo-drive 60Kw 120V D.C. Ship's Service Generators

single propeller, 2,500shp

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description		Contributed By
	58k	*USS Mintaka* (AK-94** underway during World War II, with a tug alongside. US Navy photo # NH 84613 from the collections of the US Naval Historical Center, courtesy of Donald M. McPherson.		US Naval Historical Center

USS Mintaka (AK-94)
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships

Commanding Officers
01	CDR. Burgess, Lemuel S. USCG	10 May 1943 - 1944
02	LCDR. Hart, Walter C. USCG	1944 - 1 December 1944
03	LCDR. Johnson, Michael J. USNR	1 December 1944 - 12 January 1946
04	LT. Green, Marshall A. USCG	12 January 1946 - 12 February 1946


Courtesy Wolfgang Hechler and Ron Reeves

Crew Contact And Reunion Information
U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log

Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
MARAD Vessel History Database
U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office - USS Mintaka AK-94

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