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AK-104 Ganymede

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal
Crater Class Cargo Ship:
  • Laid down,16 May 1943, as James W. Nye, a Maritime Commission type (EC2-S-C1) hull, under Maritime Commission contract (MCE hull 1571) at Permanente Metals Corp., Richmond, CA.
  • Launched, 8 June 1943
  • Acquired by the US Navy, 23 June 1943
  • Commissioned, USS Ganymede (AK-104), 31 July 1943, LCDR. Glenn H. Melichar in command
  • Decommissioned, 15 April 1946, at Pearl Harbor, T.H.
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 1 August 1947
  • Delivered to the Maritime Commission, 1 October 1947, for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Suisun Bay, Benecia, CA.
  • Final Disposition, scrapped in 1973
    Specifications:
    Displacement 4,023 t.(lt) 11,565 t.(fl)
    Length 441' 6"
    Beam 56' 11"
    Draft 28' 4"
    Speed 12 kts.
    Complement 198
    Armament
    one 5"/38 dual purpose gun mount
    one 3"/50 dual purpose gun mount
    two 40mm guns
    six 20mm guns
    Propulsion Joshua Hendy Ironworks reciprocating steam engine, single shaft, 1,950shp
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    Ganymede 134k Ganymede (AK-104) (amidships and aft plan view) moored pierside at San Francisco, CA., 29 June 1943, during conversion for Naval Service.
    Navy Yard Mare Island photo # 4719-43, 6/29/43.    		 Darryl Baker
    Ganymede 124k Ganymede (AK-104) (aft plan view) moored pierside at San Francisco, CA., 29 June 1943, during conversion for Naval Service.
    Navy Yard Mare Island photo # 4720-43, 6/29/43.    		 Darryl Baker
    Ganymede 102k Ganymede (AK-104) (forward plan view) moored pierside at San Francisco, CA., 29 June 1943, during conversion for Naval Service.
    Navy Yard Mare Island photo # 4721-43, 6/29/43.    		 Darryl Baker
    Ganymede 111k Ganymede (AK-104) (forward plan view) moored pierside at Alameda, CA., 4 August 1943.
    Navy Yard Mare Island photo # 5663-43, 8/4/43.    		 Darryl Baker
    Ganymede 79k Ganymede (AK-104) (aft and amidships plan view) moored pierside at Alameda, CA., 4 August 1943. Circled items are alterations made to Ganymede to make her suitable for Naval Service.
    Navy Yard Mare Island photo # 5666-43, 8/4/43.    		 Darryl Baker
    Ganymede 76k Ganymede (AK-104) (broadside plan view) in San Francisco Bay, 16 August 1943.
    Navy Yard Mare Island photo # 5878-43, 8/16/43.    		 Darryl Baker
    Ganymede 64k Ganymede (AK-104) (bows on plan view) in San Francisco Bay, 16 August 1943.
    Navy Yard Mare Island photo # 5880-43, 8/16/43.    		 Darryl Baker
    Ganymede 65k Ganymede (AK-104) at anchor off Naval Shipyard Hunters Point, San Francisco, CA. in February 1946, prior to sailing for Pearl Harbor for final decommissioning. Fred Bennett YN1/c USS Ganymede
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