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USS Rehoboth (AGS-50)
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USS Rehoboth (AVP-50) (1944 - 1948)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Charlie - Kilo - Yankee NCKY

Rehoboth (AVP-50) Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - China Service Medal (with Asia clasp)
Second Row - American Campaign Medal - Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
Third Row - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Medal (with Asia/Europe clasp) - National Defense Service Medal

Rehoboth (AGS-50) Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
Top Row - National Defense Service Medal - Vietnam Service Medal (2) - Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal

Barnegat Class Small Seaplane Tender:

Laid down, 3 August 1942, at Lake Washington Shipyards, Houghton, WA.

Launched, 8 November 1942

Commissioned, USS Rehoboth (AVP-50), 23 February 1944, CDR. Robert Crawford Warrack, USN in command

During World War II USS Rehoboth served in both the Europe-Africa-Middle East and Asiatic-Pacific Theaters

USS Rehoboth was assigned to Occupation and China service in the Asia and Occupation service in Europe for the following periods:

Navy Occupation Service Medal	China Service Medal (extended)
Asia - 20 September 1945 to 23 August 1946	20 September 1945 to 23 August 1946
Asia - 30 October to 11 December 1946	12 December 1946 to 12 January 1947
Asia - 3 January to 27 February 1947
Europe - 17 July to 29 August 1953

Decommissioned, 30 June 1947, at Philadelphia Navy Yard, Philadelphia, PA.

Converted to a Survey Ship and redesignated (AGS-50)

Recommissioned, 2 September 1948, CDR. Robert V. Bassett, USN in command

During the Vietnam War USS Rehoboth participated in the following campaigns:

Campaign and Dates	Campaign and Dates
Vietnam War Campaigns
Vietnam Defense Campaign 25 November to 24 December 1965	Vietnamese Counteroffensive 25 December 1965 to 13 January 1966 22 to 26 January 1966 5 to 10 February 1966

While operating in the Vietnam War zone in 1965-66 Rehoboth surveyed the coastal waters of South Vietnam from Cam Rahn Bay to the Mekong Delta and about 400 miles out into the South China Sea. At that point in time, the South China Sea had never been surveyed --- the navigational charts were blank!

Decommissioned and struck from the Naval Register, 15 April 1970

USS Rehoboth earned two campaign stars for Vietnam War service

Final Disposition, sold for scrapping in September 1970

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

three single 5"/38 dual purpose gun mounts

one quad 40mm AA gun mount

two dual 40mm AA gun mounts

four dual 20mm AA gun mounts

Fuel Capacities

Diesel 1,955 Bbls.

Gasoline 84,340 Gals.

Propulsion

four Fairbanks Morse 38D816 diesel engines

single Fairbanks Morse Main Reduction Gear Ship's Service Generators
two Diesel-drive 100Kw 450V A.C.
one Diesel-drive 200Kw 450V A.C.

two propellers, 6,080shp

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description	Contributed By / Source
USS Rehoboth (AVP-50)
09435021	96k	*Namesake* Rehoboth - Rehoboth Bay is part of Delaware's Inland Bays. The bay has barbuilt estuaries and is the northernmost of Delaware's inland bays. Depths in the bay are generally shallow, less than 6 to 7 feet below Mean Lower Low Water. Surface area of the bay is approximately 13 square miles. Rehoboth Bay receives fresh water discharges from a number of small creeks along the bay, including White Oak Creek, Love Creek, Herring Creek, and Guinea Creek. Rehoboth Bay is linked to Indian River Bay to the south, providing tidal exchange with the Atlantic Ocean through Indian River Inlet, which is stabilized by two parallel stone jetties. To the north, the Lewes-Rehoboth Canal provides limited exchange with Delaware Bay. (Wikipedia) Photo - Sandbars in Rehoboth Bay Delaware-Surf-Fishing.com Map - Chart of Rehoboth Bay	Tommy Trampp
	87k	*USS Rehoboth* (AVP-50)** off Houghton, WA., 8 March 1944, about two weeks after commissioning. She was completed with three 5"/38 guns, including an open mount on her fantail. Her camouflage scheme is Measure 32 Design 5D. US National Archives photo # 19-N-62332, a US Navy Bureau of Ships photo now in the collections of the US National Archives	US Naval History and Heritage Command
	84k	*USS Rehoboth* (AVP-50)** off Houghton, WA., 8 March 1944, about two weeks after commissioning. US National Archives photo # 19-N-62333, a US Navy Bureau of Ships photo now in the collections of the US National Archives.	US Naval History and Heritage Command
	97k	*USS Rehoboth* (AVP-50)** off the Oregon coast in April 1944 soon after commissioning. Photographed by an aircraft from NAS Seattle, WA. US Navy photo # NH 97827, from the collections of the US Naval History and Heritage Command	US Naval History and Heritage Command
	133k	Direct bow view of *USS Rehoboth* (AVP-50)** off the Oregon coast in April 1944. US Navy photo # NH 97828, from the collections of the US Naval History and Heritage Command	US Naval History and Heritage Command
	71k	*USS Rehoboth* (AVP-50)** at anchor after her main armament was reduced to one 5"/38 gun in early 1945. US Navy photo # NH 98798, a US Navy photo from the collections of the US Naval History and Heritage Command	Robert Hurst
09435017	104k	*USS Rehoboth* (AVP-50) moored pierside, Fremantle, Australia, circa 5 September -29 September 1946. Rehoboth was at Fremantle as support ship for the flight of the Lockeed Aircraft Corp. P2V-1 Neptune long range patrol aircraft Truculent Turtle*. The Turtle made a record-breaking endurance flight in September 1946. She flew nonstop without refueling from Perth, Australia, to Columbus, Ohio, a distance of 11,235 miles, in 55 hours and 17 minutes, a record it held until 1962. Photo from Fremantle Press*	Photo Russ Moody Caption Ron Cuskelly
	102k	*USS Rehoboth* (AVP-50) and USS San Pablo (AVP-30)** moored at Ponta Delgada, Sao Miguel Island, Azores, 22 February 1949. Both had been reactivated as surveying ships in 1948 although they retained their AVP classifications until August 1949. US National Archives photo # 80-G-413565, a US Navy photo now in the collections of the US National Archives	US Naval History and Heritage Command
USS Rehoboth (AGS-50)
	43k	*USS Rehoboth* (AGS-50)** under way, circa 1953, location unknown.	Robert Hurst
	90k	*USS Rehoboth* (AGS-50) moored inboard of USS San Pablo (AGS-30)** at Monaco, date unknown. US Navy photo from "All Hands" magazine, November 1959.	Joe Radigan MACM USN Ret.
	412k	*USS Rehoboth* (AGS-50)** entering the port of Ponta Delgada, São Miguel, Azores Islands, date unknown.	Carlos Manuel Estrela, Ponta Delgada, Azores
	69k	*USS Rehoboth* (AGS-50)** at San Francisco Naval Shipyard after a regular overhaul, 5 February 1957. The ship lost her 5"/38 main battery but retained most of her smaller guns. US Navy photo # NH 97829, a US Navy photo from the collections of the US Naval History and Heritage Command	US Naval History and Heritage Command
	131k	*USS Rehoboth* (AGS-50)** under way in San Francisco Bay, September 1957. Photo @copy Allied Photographers, San Francisco, CA.	Robert M. Cieri
	125k	An undated photo of *USS Rehoboth* (AGS-50)*. She and most other U.S. Navy surveying ships were disarmed by late 1959. US Navy photo # NH 97821*, a US Navy photo from the collections of the US Naval History and Heritage Command	US Naval History and Heritage Command
	85k	*USS Rehoboth* (AGS-50)** under way off Oahu, Hawaii., 1 June 1961. US Naval History and Heritage Command photo # 1057708, from the collections of the US Naval History and Heritage Command, courtesy Shipscribe.com.	Robert Hurst
	54k	Aerographers aboard *USS Rehoboth* (AGS-50)** releasing a sounding balloon from the ship's fantail in the North Pacific on 10 September 1963. US National Archives photo # USN 090430, a US Navy photo from the collections of the US Naval History and Heritage Command	US Naval History and Heritage Command
	609k	*USS Rehoboth* (AGS-50) in port at Adak, Alaska, moored outboard of USS Page County (LST-1076) during the summer of 1965. Rehoboth operated in the Northern Pacific during the summer of 1965 doing the bottom survey work west of Attu for the laying of the hydrophone cable that became part of the SOSUS system of underwater listening network which eventually became world wide. While conducting survey operations the ship was also involved in testing parts of the system that were already in place in the Central and Southern Pacific. During these operations Rehoboth** was usually shadowed by Soviet vessels.	Jim Henderson
	213k		Jim Henderson
	175k	*USS Rehoboth* (AGS-50)** under way in the Pacific Ocean, 2 July 1969. Photo by PH2 S. K. Tastor, USN. US Navy photo # NH 97830, a US Navy photo from the collections of the US Naval History and Heritage Command	US Naval History and Heritage Command
09435022	193k	*USS Rehoboth* (AGS-50)** moored, date and location unknown.	Nicholas Tiberio
	81k	*USS Rehoboth* (AGS-50)** under way, date and location unknown.	Photo by Ramon Jackson
	59k	*USS Rehoboth* (AGS-50)** under way, date and location unknown. US Navy photo from DANFS.	Joe Radigan MACM USN Ret.
	244k	*USS Rehoboth* (AGS-50)** under way, date and location unknown. Picture Post Card by Marine Photos & Publishing.	Tommy Trampp

USS Rehoboth Additional Ships Patches
Contributed by Mike Smolinski	Contributed by Mike Smolinski	US Navy photo NH 64700-KN Official ships logo adopted in 1966 Created and Contributed by Jim Henderson

USS Rehoboth (AVP-50 / AGS-50)
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS)

Commanding Officers
01	CDR. Warrack Jr., Robert Crawford USN (USNA 1920)	23 February 1944 - 15 May 1944	AVP-50
02	CDR. Christensen, Ernest Edward, USN (USNA 1934) :RADM	15 May 1944 - 9 August 1945	AVP-50
03	CDR. Mang, Louis Wilbur, USN (USNA 1932) :RADM	9 August 1945, - 1946	AVP-50
04	CDR. Krieger, Keith Maynard, USN	1946 - 30 June 1947	AVP-50
	Decommissioned,	30 June 1947 - 2 September 1948
05	CDR. Bassett, Robert Van Rensselear, USN (USNA 1935)	2 September 1948 - 8 June 1950	AGS-50
06	CAPT. Spangler, John Gilmore, USN (USNA 1932)	8 June 1950 - 25 June 1951	AGS-50
07	CDR. Tellefsen, Carl Robert, USN (USNA 1933)	25 June 1951 - ?	AGS-50
08	CDR. Vogel, Harvey Oscar, USN (USNA 1940)	1954 - 1955	AGS-50
09	CDR. Keim, Joseph John, USN	1955 - 1955 - 23 July 1956	AGS-50
1009	LCDR. Wright, Francis Joseph, USN (acting)	23 July 1956 - 11 August 1956	AGS-50
11	CDR. Keim, Joseph John, USN	11 August 1956 - 13 June 1957	AGS-50
12	CDR. Hackett, Donald Joseph, USN	13 June 1957 - 2 July 1958	AGS-50
13	CDR. Deibler Jr., William Henry, USN (USNA 1942)	2 July 1958 - 22 July 1959	AGS-50
14	LCDR. Rusk, Alfred Decoto, USN	22 July 1959 - 21 December 1960	AGS-50
15	CDR. Gill, Norman William, USN	21 December 1960 - 14 March 1962	AGS-50
16	CDR. Stevens, Jack Noel, USN	14 March 1962 - 31 October 1963	AGS-50
17	CDR. Bess, James Ogden, USN	31 October 1963 - 13 January 1965	AGS-50
18	CDR. Fielding, Teddy Roosevelt, USN	13 January 1965 - 10 June 1966	AGS-50
19	CDR. Barley, Cecil Elmer, USN	10 June 1966 - 1 March 1968	AGS-50
20	CDR. Trens, Mike Julio, USN	1 March 1968 - 2 September 1969	AGS-50
21	CDR. Graf, Harry Reichert, USN (USNA 1945)	2 September 1969 - 15 April 1970	AGS-50


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USS Rehoboth (AGS-50)
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USS Rehoboth (AVP-50) (1944 - 1948)