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ARG-5 Oahu

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal
Luzon Class Internal Combustion Engine Repair Ship:
  • Laid down, 14 August 1943 as Caleb C. Wheeler a Maritime Commission type (EC-2-S-C1) hull under Maritime Commission contract (MCE hull 1782), at Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard, Inc., Baltimore, MD.
  • Launched, 9 September 1943
  • Acquired by the Navy from the Maritime Commission, 16 September 1943
  • Converted to an Internal Combustion Engine Repair Ship at Maryland Drydock Co, Baltimore, MD.
  • Commissioned USS Oahu (ARG-5), 4 April 1944
  • Decommissioned, 7 January 1947, at San Diego, CA.
  • Laid up in the Pacific Reserve Fleet, San Diego Group
  • Transferred to the Maritime Commission in July 1963 for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Suisun Bay, Benecia, CA.
  • Struck from the Naval Register (date unknown)
  • Final Disposition, scrapped in 1979
  • Oahu received one battle star for World War II service
    Specifications:
    Displacement 4,023 t.(lt) 8,700 t.(fl)
    Length 441' 6"
    Beam 56' 11"
    Draft 23'
    Speed 12 kts.
    Complement 583
    Armament one single 5"/38 dual purpose gun mount, three 3"/50 gun mounts, four 40mm guns, twelve 20mm guns
    Propulsion reciprocating steam engine, single shaft, 1,950hp.
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    Oahu 70k Oahu (ARG-5) moored to a buoy, date and place unknown. Conrad J. Lee for Jerry Zachman USS Oahu, 1945-46
    Oahu 253k Oahu (ARG-5) log. Conrad J. Lee for Jerry Zachman USS Oahu, 1945-46
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    DANFS history entry located at the US Naval Historical Center web site
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S.Navy Memorial Foundation
    Fleet Reserve Association
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