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USS Pakana (ATF-108)
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 USS Pakana (AT-108) (1943 - 1944)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Xray - Bravo - Whiskey
 NXBW
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons


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

Purple Heart (3-WIA 23 April 1945)
Abnaki Class Fleet Ocean Tug:
  • Laid down, 1 October 1942, at United Engineering & Drydock Co., Alameda, CA.
  • Launched, 3 March 1943
  • Commissioned USS Pakana (AT-108), 17 December 1943, LT. William E. White in command
  • Redesignated Fleet Ocean Tug (ATF-108), 15 May 1944
  • During World War II USS Pakana was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater and participated in the following campaign:
    Asiatic-Pacific Campaign
    Campaign and Dates
    Okinawa Gunto operation
    Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, 30 April to 8 June 1945
  • Decommissioned, 30 April 1948 in October 1945
  • Laid up in reserve at, San Diego, CA.
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 1 July 1963
  • Transferred the Maritime Administration for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Suisun Bay, Benecia, CA.
  • Reinstated in the Naval Register, 17 May 1966 and transferred to the Dept of Interior, Bureau of Mines
  • Final Disposition, sunk by gunfire, 27 May 1975
  • USS Pakana earned one battle star for service in World War II
    Specifications:
    Displacement 1,240 t.(lt) 1,589 t.(fl)
    Length 205'
    Beam 38' 6"
    Draft 15' 4"
    Speed 16.5 kts.
    Complement 85
    Armament
    one single 3"/50 dual purpose gun mount
    two twin 40mm AA gun mounts
    two single 20mm AA gun mounts
    Propulsion diesel-electric, four Alco diesel main engines driving four General Electric generators and three General Motors 3-268A auxiliary services engines, single screw
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    Pakana 35k USS Pakana (ATF-108) at anchor, date and location unknown. Courtesy USS Bush (DD-529) web site
    Dept of Interior Bureau of Mines
    Pakana 1047k Ex-USS Pakana (ATF-108) in May 1967 just prior to being placed in service as the Bureau of Mines research ship R/V Virginia City moored at the Marine Minerals Technology Center, Tiburon, CA. Photo from the San Francisco Examiner photo archives. David Buell
    Pakana 1655k R/V Virginia City moored at the Marine Minerals Technology Center, Tiburon, CA., 22 June 1967. Note the addition of the helicopter platform forward and the equipment aft. Photo from the San Francisco Examiner photo archives. David Buell
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    DANFS history entry located at the US Naval Historical Center
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
    Fleet Reserve Association
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    National Association of Fleet Tug Sailors
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