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Patch at left Contributed by George Mc Leer, patch at right by Mike Smolinski

USS Amphion (AR-13)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Uniform - Yankee - November
 NUYN
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons


Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - American Campaign Medal
Bottom Row - World War II Victory Medal - National Defense Service Medal - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (1-Dominican Republic, 1-Lebanon)

USS Amphion was transferred to Iran and renamed Chah Bahar (A 441)
Amphion Class Repair Ship:
  • Laid down, 20 September 1944, as a Maritime Commission type (C3) hull, under a Maritime Commission contract, at Tampa Bay Shipbuilding Co., Tampa, FL.
  • Launched, 15 Mary 1945
  • Commissioned USS Amphion (AR-13), 30 January 1946, Capt. Noble W. Abrahams in command
  • Decommissioned, 2 October 1971 and turned over to Iran the same day, renamed Chah Bahar (A 441)
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 1 March 1977 and sold outright to Iran, 1 March 1977
  • Final Disposition, sink at her berth in Bandar Abbas, Iran, date unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement 7,826 t.(lt)
    Length 492'
    Beam 69' 6"
    Draft 27' 6"
    Speed 16.5 kts.
    Complement 921
    Armament
    two single 5"/38 dual purpose gun mounts
    four single 3"/50 dual purpose gun mounts
    Propulsion steam turbine 8,500 shaft horsepower, single propeller
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    Amphion 107k USS Amphion (AR-13) underway, date and place unknown. Submitted by Jim Young for
    Sam Waddington, MR2, USS Amphion 1959-1962
    Amphion 29k USS Amphion (AR-13) riding at anchor in the harbor at Kingston, Jamaica, February 1964.
    US Navy photo # NH 96656 from the collections of the US Naval Historical Center.    		 US Naval Historical Center
    Amphion 105k USS Amphion (AR-13) moored pierside at the "Army Piers" (Norfolk International Terminal), Norfolk, VA. in February 1966. George Mc Leer USS Amphion 1966 - 68, R-4 Div Electronics Repair Shop
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