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AK-105 Naos

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons


Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - American Campaign Medal
Bottom Row - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp)
Crater Class Cargo Ship:
  • Laid down, 8 June 1943, as SS William R. Nelson, a Maritime Commission type (EC2-S-C1) hull, under Maritime Commission contract (MCE hull 1684) at California Shipbuilding Corp., Wilmington, CA.
  • Launched, 30 June 1943
  • Acquired by the US Navy, 15 July 1943
  • Converted for Naval service at Los Angeles Shipbuilding and Drydock Corp., San Pedro, CA.
  • Commissioned, USS Naos (AK-105), 16 July 1943, at San Pedro, CA., Lcdr. N. E. Wilcox in command
  • Decommissioned, 6 December 1945, at San Francisco, CA.
  • Delivered to the Maritime Commission the same day for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, name reverted to SS William R. Nelson
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 3 January 1946
  • Final Disposition, sold for scrapping in 1971
    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 guns
    Propulsion Joshua Hendy reciprocating steam engine, single shaft, 1,950shp
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    Naos 87k Amidships plan view of Naos (AK-105) at San Francisco, 4 December 1943.
    Navy Yard Mare Island photo # 8083-43.    		 Darryl Baker
    Naos 71k Bows on view of Naos (AK-105) underway off San Francisco, 10 December 1943.
    Navy Yard Mare Island photo # 8266-43.    		 Darryl Baker
    Naos 64k Stern view of Naos (AK-105) underway off San Francisco, 10 December 1943.
    Navy Yard Mare Island photo # 8269-43.    		 Darryl Baker
    Naos 59k Broadside view of Naos (AK-105) off San Francisco, 10 December 1943.
    Navy Yard Mare Island photo # 8270-43.    		 Darryl Baker
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