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USS Triangulum (AK-102)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Tango - Whiskey - Foxtrot NTWF

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive) - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (2)
Bottom Row - World War II Victory Medal - Philippines Presidential Unit Citation - Philippines Liberation Medal (1)

Crater Class Cargo Ship:

Laid down, 14 May 1943, as SS Eugene B. Daskam, a Maritime Commission type (EC2-S-C1) hull, under Maritime Commission contract (MCE hull 1669), at California Shipbuilding Corp., Wilmington, CA.

Launched, 6 June 1943

Acquired by the US Navy, 19 June 1943

Converted for Naval service at the Destroyer Base, San Diego, CA.

Commissioned, USS Triangulum (AK-102), 30 July 1943, CDR. Edward J. Kingsland, USNR, in command

During World War II USS Triangulum was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater and participated in the following campaigns:

Campaign and Dates	Campaign and Dates
Asiatic-Pacific Campaigns
Hollandia operation Aitape Humboldt Bay, Tanahmerah Bay, 21 to 27 April 1944	Leyte operation Leyte landings, 23 to 28 November 1944

Decommissioned, 15 April 1946, at Pearl Harbor, T.H.

Delivered to the Maritime Commission, 2 July 1947, at Suisun Bay, Benecia, CA.

Struck from the Naval Register, 17 July 1947

USS Triangulum earned two battle stars for World War II service

Final Disposition, sold for scrapping, 19 March 1973, to Nicolai Joffe Corp. (PD-X-955 dated 8 February 1973), for $168,113.00, withdrawn from the Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet, 27 July 1973

Specifications:
Displacement 4,023 t.(lt) 14,550 t.(fl)
Length 441' 6"
Beam 56' 11"
Draft 28' 4"
Speed 12.5 kts.

Complement

Officers 16

Enlisted 190

Cargo Capacity 7,750 DWT

non-refrigerated 400,000 Cu ft

Largest Boom Capacity 50 t.

Armament

one single 5"/38 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, 220psi 450°
Ship's Service Generators
one turbo-drive 60Kw 120V D.C.
three recip-drive 20Kw 120V D.C.

single propeller, 2,500shp

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description		Contributed By
	29k	*USS Triangulum* (AK-102)** dry docked, date and location unknown.		Dale Harris
	125k	*USS Triangulum* (AK-102)** under way, 1 January 1945 in San Francisco Bay. US Naval History and Heritage Command Photo # NH 80012. Courtesy of Mr James Russell, Philadelphia, PA.		Robert Hurst

USS Triangulum (AK-102)
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS)

Commanding Officers
01	CDR. Kingsland, Edward J., USNR	30 July 1943 - 2 March 1944
02	CDR. Loughborough, Richard Edward	2 March 1944 - 8 July 1944
03	LCDR. Nold, George Ellisworth	8 July 1944 - 30 July 1944
04	LT. Latus, Charles Kenneth	30 July 1944 - 11 March 1945
05	CDR. Parsons, Frank Waterman	11 March 1945 - 24 September 1945
06	CDR. Robertson Jr., John Berry, USN (USNA 1925)	24 September 1945 - 15 April 1946


Courtesy Wolfgang Hechler and Ron Reeves

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

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