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USS Gardiners Bay (AVP-39)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Yankee - Tango - Oscar NYTO

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - China Service Medal (extended) - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (2)
Second Row - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia Clasp) - National Defense Service Medal
Third Row - Korean Service Medal (4) - United Nations Service Medal - Republic of Korea War Service Medal

USS Gardiners Bay (AVP-39) was transferred to Norway and renamed KNM Haaken VII (A537)

Barnegat Class Small Seaplane Tender

Laid down, 14 March 1944, at Lake Washington Shipyards, Houghton, WA.

Launched, 2 December 1944

Commissioned, USS Gardiners Bay (AVP-39), 11 February 1945, CDR. Carlton C. Lucas in command

During World War II USS Gardiners Bay was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater and participated in the following campaigns:

**Asiatic-Pacific Campaign**
Campaign and Dates	Campaign and Dates
Okinawa Gunto operation Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, 3 to 30 June 1945	3rd Fleet operations against Japan, 10 to 25 July 1945

USS Gardiners Bay was assigned to Occupation and China service in the Far East for the following periods:

Navy Occupation Service Medal	China Service Medal (extended)
2 September 1945 to 29 January 1946	3 February to 9 August 1946
13 August to 21 October 1946	15 to 17 June 1947
12 to 13 June 1947	6 to 20 July 1947
24 June to 4 July 1947	30 May to 29 June 1949
24 July to 16 September 1947	18 September to 12 November 1949
14 April to 29 May 1949	7 October 1951 to 20 March 1952
	7 August to 24 September 1952
	8 to 21 October 1952
	19 to 22 November 1952
	21 to 22 December 1952
	15 July to 7 August 1953
	14 and 26 to 29 August 1953
	21 to 24 November 1954
	26 July to 5 August 1955

During the Korean War USS Gardiners Bay participated in the following campaigns:

**Korean War Campaign**
Campaign and Dates	Campaign and Dates
North Korea Aggression, 2 to 28 October 1950	First UN Counter Offensive, 1 to 5 March 1951
Communist China Aggression, 9 to 19 November 1950	Korean Summer-Fall 1953, 16 June to 1 July 1953

Decommissioned, 1 February 1958

Struck from the Naval Register, 1 May 1958

Transferred to Norway, 17 May 1958, renamed KNM Haaken VII (A537)

Struck from the Norwegian Navy for disposal in 1974

Final Disposition, scrapped

USS Gardiners Bay (AVP-39) earned two battle stars for World War Two service and four battle stars for Korean War service

Specifications:
Displacement 1,766 t.(lt) 2,800 t.(fl)
Length 310'
Beam 41' 2"
Draft 13' 6" (limiting)
Speed 18.2 kts. (trial)

Complement

Officers 14

Enlisted 201

Aviation Unit Accommodations

Officers 59

Enlisted 93

Largest boom capacity 10 t.

Armament

one single 5"/38 dual purpose gun mount

one quad 40mm AA gun mount

two twin 40mm AA gun mounts

four twin 20mm AA gun mounts

Fuel Capacities

Diesel 1,955 Bbls.

Gasoline 84,340 Gals.

Propulsion

four Fairbanks Morse 38D8 1/8 Diesel engines

single Fairbanks Morse Main Reduction Gear

Ships Service Generators

two diesel-drive 100Kw 450V A.C.

two diesel-drive 200Kw 450V A.C.

two propellers, 6,080shp

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description	Source
USS Gardiners Bay (AVP-39)
	91k	*USS Gardiners Bay* (AVP-39)** launching at Lake Washington Shipyard, Houghton, WA 2 December 1944 US Navy photo 19-N-79691	US Navy Historical Center
	132k	*USS Gardiners Bay* (AVP-39)** underway in Lake Washington, 18 February 1945 Paint scheme is Camouflage Measure 33, Design 1F US Navy photo 19-N-85076	US Naval Historical Center
	153k	*USS Gardiners Bay* (AVP-39)** underway in Lake Washington, 18 February 1945 US Navy photo 19-N-85074	US Naval Historical Center
	141k	CAPT. Frank G. Raysbrook (Commanding Officer); CDR. J.R. MacKroth (Executive Officer), stand on the bridge wing of the *USS Gardiners Bay* (AVP-39)** during day-to-day operations. Photo courtesy of the USC Libraries Special Collections, Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA.	Bill Gonyo
	39k	*USS Gardiners Bay* (AVP-39)** underway, circa 1956, location unknown. Photo courtesy LCDR. G.R.G. Murray, RN, from "Jane's Fighting Ships 1956-57".	Robert Hurst
	84k	*USS Gardiners Bay* (AVP-39)** underway in San Francisco Bay in 1957. Photo ©Allied Photographers of San Francisco.	Robert M. Cieri
KNM Haaken VII (A537)
	45k	Ex-*USS Gardiners Bay* (AVP-39) underway in British waters while in Norwegian service as KNM Haaken VII (A537)**, circa 1959. Photo Wright & Logan, Southsea, England, from "Jane's Fighting Ships 1959-60".	Robert Hurst
	47k	*KNM Haaken VII* (A537)**, circa 1968, location unknown.	Robert Hurst
	46k	*KNM Haaken VII* (A537)** at anchor,date and location unknown. R.Nor.R. Navy photo.	Robert Hurst
	59k	*KNM Haaken VII* (A537)** underway off Washington D.C. March 1970.	Robert Hurst

USS Gardiners Bay (AVP-39)
DANFS history entry located at the US Naval History and Heritage Command

Commanding Officers
01	CDR. Lucas, Carlton Charles	11 February 1945 - ?
02	CDR. Boyle, Peter Frederick	May 1946 - May 1947
04	CAPT. Fenton, Charles Rudolph	June 1948 - June 1949
06	CAPT. Young, Joseph Burwell Hawkins	1950 - 27 July 1951
07	CAPT. Raysbrook, Frank George	27 July 1951 - ?
09	CAPT. Short Jr., Wallace Clark	September 1955 - August 1956
10	CAPT. Bakutis, Frederick Edward :RADM	August 1956 - April 1957
11	CAPT. Sliney, James Gilmore :RADM	April 1957 - February 1958


Courtesy Wolfgang Hechler and Ron Reeves

Crew Contact And Reunion Information
U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log

Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
USS Barnegat AVP-10 Class Seaplane Tenders
Profile and Sky Views - Barnegat Class Small Seaplane Tenders - Lake Washington Shipyard, Houghton, WA.

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