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USS Elizabeth C. Stanton (AP-69)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Yankee - Papa - Oscar NYPO

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive, North Africa) - American Campaign Medal - Europe, Africa Middle East Campaign Medal (4)
Bottom Row - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp)

Elizabeth C. Stanton Class Transport:

Laid down as SS Sea Star, a Maritime Commission type (C3) hull under Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 52) at Moore Shipbuilding and Drydock Co., Oakland, CA.

Launched, 22 December 1939

Transferred to Moore McCormack Lines Inc. under a Transportation Corps Agreement, at San Francisco, CA., 18 January 1942

Custody transferred to the War Department, 11 August 1942

Acquired by the Navy, 13 September 1942, as a Bare Bottom Charter

Commissioned, USS Elizabeth C. Stanton (AP-69), 17 September 1942, CAPT. Ross A. Dierdorff, USN (Ret.) in command

During World War II USS Elizabeth C. Stanton was assigned first to the Europe-Africa-Middle East Theater and later to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater and participated in the following campaigns:

Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal	Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
Campaign and Dates	Campaign and Dates
North African occupation Algeria-Morocco landings, 8 to 11 November 1942	Okinawa Gunto operation Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, 3 to 8 June 1945
Sicilian occupation, 9 to 15 July 1943
Salerno landings, 9 to 21 September 1943
Invasion of Southern France, 15 August to 25 September 1944

Following World War II USS Elizabeth C. Stanton was assigned to Occupation service in the Far East for the following periods:

Navy Occupation Service Medal
19 September to 11 October 1945
19 to 29 November 1945

Decommissioned and turned over the Maritime Commission, 3 April 1946 at New York, N.Y.

USS Elizabeth C. Stanton earned five battle stars for World War II service

Struck from the Naval Register, 17 April 1946

Merchant Service

Transferred-Re-delivered to Moore McCormack Lines Inc., 3 April 1946 under a General Agency Agreement, renamed SS Mormacstar

Sold to Peninsular Navigation Corp, 14 February 1961, renamed SS Jacqueline Someck

Re-sold to Moore McCormack Lines Inc., 18 December 1963

Re-sold to Windward Steam Ship Corp., 28 February 1964, renamed SS National Seafarer

Final Disposition, sold for scrapping in September 1967 for scrapping in Japan

Specifications:
Displacement 7,980 t.(lt) 14,400 t.(fl)
Length 492' 1"
Beam 69' 6"
Draft 24'
Speed 18.4 kts. (trial)

Complement

Officers 39

Enlisted 390

Troop Accommodations

Officers 125

Enlisted 1,970

Cargo Capacity 600 DWT

Non-refrigerated 154,798 Cu. ft.

Largest Boom Capacity 30 t.

Armament

four single 3"/50 cal dual purpose gun mounts

two twin 40mm AA gun mounts

two single 40MM AA gun mounts

Fuel Capacities

NSFO 26,100 Bbls

Diesel 315 Bbls

Propulsion

one De Laval steam turbine

two Foster & Wheeler "D"-type boilers, 465psi 765°

double De Laval Main Reduction Gears

double Fairbanks-Morse Main Reduction Gears
Ship's Service Generators
one Diesel-drive 300Kw 120V/240V D.C.
two turbo-drive 300Kw 120V/240V D.C.

single propeller, 8,000shp

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description	Source Contributed By
	118k	*Namesake* Elizabeth Cady Stanton, born 12 November 1815 in Johnstown, N.Y., was one of the foremost leaders in the American suffragist movement and a well-known abolitionist. She authored a resolution which, when accepted by a meeting in Seneca Falls, N.Y., in 1848, became the first organized demand in the United States by women for the ballot. She served as president of the National Woman Suffrage Association from 1865 to 1893. Mrs. Stanton died in New York, N.Y., 2 October 1902. Digital ID: npcc 20559 Source: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs	Bill Gonyo
	72k	Casuals (Infantry, Quartermaster, Signal, Coast Artillery, tank destroyers) on Pier 2, before boarding *USS Elizabeth C. Stanton* (AP-69)** for service overseas at BLOT. Official US Army photo produced by US Army Signal Corps, Hampton Roads Port of Embarkation, 9 May 1943. Photo now in the collections of the Library of Virginia. Image No. C1:2/05/007.	The Library of Virginia, US Army Signal Corps Photograph Collection
	107k	*USS Elizabeth C. Stanton* (AP-69)** at anchor, date and location unknown. US National Archives photo.	Edwin Nadeau S1/c USS Elizabeth C. Stanton
092206917 TL 110616588	243k	*USS Elizabeth C. Stanton* (AP-69) at anchor off Gela, Sicily during Operation Husky transferring ammunition and supplies to LCT(5)-137 for US forces ashore. Elizabeth C. Stanton** completed unloading at 1525 hrs. 12 July 1943 and then supported anti-aircraft defence of the area until underway for Algiers, Algeria at 1735 hrs with Task Group 81.2. Ref. - USS Elizabeth C. Stanton - War Diary, 7/1-31/43. National Archives. Photo - TimeLife. I.D. Time_Life_image_110616588 and 116108617 by J.R. Eyerman. For personal non-commercial use only.	David Upton
092206918 TL 116108617	290k		David Upton
	1363k	Grave marker of S1/c Paul B. Wilson V6 USNR, crew member of *USS Elizabeth C. Stanton* (AP-69)** at Gela, Sicily. Seaman Wilson was KIA, on 10 July 1943. This was probably the very first photo of an American grave from Operation Husky. US Army Signal Corps photo 180492	Dave Kerr
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	77k	*USS Elizabeth C. Stanton* (AP-69)** moored pierside while loading Army troops, date and place unknown. US National Archives photo.	Edwin Nadeau S1/c USS Elizabeth C. Stanton
	65k	*USS Elizabeth C. Stanton* (AP-69)** bow view at anchor, date and location unknown. US Navy photo	Edwin Nadeau S1/c USS Elizabeth C. Stanton
19-N-61499	73k	*USS Elizabeth C. Stanton* (AP-69)** underway with the assistance of a harbor tug near New York Navy Yard, 23 February 1944. Note the following items of interest: 1. The twin 40-mm gun mount on the raised platform forward was added between the two forward 3" guns during the ship's 1943 rearmament 2. During her 1943 rearmament the ship lost its 4"/50 gun aft and gained two 40-mm twin mounts, one fore and one aft. US National Archives, RG-19-LCM, Photo #'s 19-N-61499, 19-N-61498 and 19-N-61500, courtesy Shipscribe.com.	Mike Green
19-N-61498	79k
19-N-61500	78k
	160k	*USS Elizabeth C. Stanton* (AP-69)** at anchor, date and location unknown. US Navy photo	Edwin Nadeau S1/c USS Elizabeth C. Stanton
	82k	*USS Elizabeth C. Stanton* (AP-69)** at Long Beach, CA. taking on 1800 German POWS with their Army guards, for Liverpool and Le Havre, 20 January 1946. US Navy photo	Edwin Nadeau S1/c USS Elizabeth C. Stanton
	90k	Banner displaying *USS Elizabeth C. Stanton* (AP-69)**'s World War II voyage record and history.	Edwin Nader S1/c USS Elizabeth C. Stanton

USS Elizabeth C Stanton (AP-69)
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS)

Commanding Officers
01	CAPT. Dierdorff, Ross Ainsworth, USN (Ret.)	17 September 1942 - 17 February 1944
02	CAPT. Wiedman, Wilbur Andrew	17 February 1944 - 22 January 1945
03	CDR. Frost, Daniel Adams	22 January 1945 - 3 April 1946


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