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USS Pasig (AW-3)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Alpha - Quebec - Alpha
NAQA

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - American Campaign Medal
Second Row - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - National Defense Service Medal
Third Row - Korean Service Medal (5) - United Nations Service Medal - Republic of Korea War Service Medal (retroactive)

Pasig Class Distilling Ship:

Laid down, 18 May 1944, as SS Mission San Xavier, a Maritime Commission type (T2-SE-A2) tanker hull, under Maritime Commission contract, (MC hull 1826) at Marinship Corp, Sausalito, CA.

Launched, 3 July 1944

Redesigned a Distilling Ship, 24 August 1944

Acquired by the US Navy, date unknown

Converted for Naval Service at Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, CA.

Commissioned USS Pasig (AW-3), 11 December 1944, LCDR. Clarke M. Williams, USN, in command

Decommissioned in February 1947

Laid up in the Reserve Fleet

Transferred to the Maritime Commission for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet

Recommissioned, 1 January 1948, without reactivation of her armament

Decommissioned, 23 June 1948, and returned to the Maritime Commission for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet

Recommissioned, 15 March 1951

During the Korean War USS Pasig (AW-3) participated in the following campaigns:

Campaign and Dates	Campaign and Dates
Korean War Campaigns
Communist China Spring Offensive 17 to 19 May 1951 1 to 7 and 15 to 18 June 1951 29 June to 6 July 1951	Korean Defense Summer-Fall 1952 1 to 8 and 19 to 21 May 1952 1 to 4 and 9 to 21 June 1952 30 June to 4 July 1952 11 to 12 and 19 to 21 July 1952 1 to 5, 9 to 12 and 20 to 21 August 1952 1 to 4, 7 to 12, 19 to 22, and 30 September 1952 1 to 2, 9 to 13, 18 to 19 October 1952 1 to 3, 9 to12, and 19 to 21 November 1952 1 to 3 December 1952 31 March to 3 April 1953
UN Summer-Fall Offensive 15 to 19 July 1951 27 July to 3 August 1951 22 to 28 August 1951 3 and 14 to 21 September 1951 1 to 7 and 15 to 20 October 1951 15 to 20 November 1951	Korean, Summer-Fall 1953 25 to 27 July 1953
Second Korean Winter 1 to 6 and 15 to 22 December 1951 1to 7 and 15 to 20 January 1952 1 to 6 and 19 to 22 February 1952 1 to 8 and 20 to 22 March 1952 1 to 7 and 20 to 26 April 1952

Decommissioned, 15 June 1955

Laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Olympia, WA., 4 March 1960

Struck from the Naval Register, 1 July 1960

USS Pasig earned five battle stars for her service during the Korean War

Transferred to the Maritime Administration (MARAD), 4 March 1960, for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Olympia, WA.

Towed to the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Suisun Bay, Benecia, CA., 29 June 1972

Final Disposition, sold for scrapping, 16 October 1975, (PD-X-1000) to Levin Metals Corp. for $1,500.000. Delivered, 12 November 1975

Specifications:
Displacement 6,640 t.(lt) 23,350 t.(fl)
Length 523' 6"
Beam 68'
Draft 30' 10"
Speed 14 kts.

Complement 265

Armament

one single 5"/38 dual purpose gun mount

four 40mm AA gun mounts

Propulsion

turbo-electric

single propeller 3,000shp

Size	Image Description	Contributed By /Source
102k	*USS Pasig* (AW-3)** crew at quarters for the commissioning ceremonies of the ship at Mare Island, 11 December 1944. Navy Yard Mare Island photo # 7641-44.	Darryl Baker
532k	Overhead aft plan view of *USS Pasig* (AW-3)** moored pierside at Mare Island Navy Yard, 6 January 1945, a few weeks after commissioning. US National Archives Photo # 19-LCM-77867, a US Navy Bureau of Ships photo now in the collections of the US National Archives.	Robert Hurst
258k	Amid ships plan view of *USS Pasig* (AW-3)** moored pierside at Mare Island Navy Yard, 6 January 1945. US National Archives Photo # 19-LCM-77865, a US Navy Bureau of Ships photo now in the collections of the US National Archives.	Robert Hurst
438k	Amid ships plan view looking aft of *USS Pasig* (AW-3)** moored pierside at Mare Island Navy Yard, 6 January 1945. US National Archives Photo # 19-LCM-77866, a US Navy Bureau of Ships photo now in the collections of the US National Archives.	Robert Hurst
456k	Overhead forward plan view of *USS Pasig* (AW-3)** moored pierside at Mare Island Navy Yard, 6 January 1945. US National Archives Photo # 19-LCM-77864, a US Navy Bureau of Ships photo now in the collections of the US National Archives.	Robert Hurst
163k	Bows on view of *USS Pasig* (AW-3)** under way, probably, 7 January 1945, in San Francisco Bay. US National Archives Photo # 19-AW3-3, a US Navy Bureau of Ships photo now in the collections of the US National Archives.	Robert Hurst
189k	*USS Pasig* (AW-3)** under way near Mare Island Navy Yard, 7 January 1945. US Naval History and Heritage Command Photo	Robert Hurst
85k	*USS Pasig* (AW-3) under way near Mare Island Navy Yard, 7 January 1945. The tall structure amidships is a 160-ton capacity crane for lifting LCT's on and off the decks of LST's at advanced bases. Pasig** wears camouflage scheme measure 32/7AO in this photo. US Navy photo # unknown from the collections of the US Naval Historical Center, courtesy Shipscribe.com.	Robert Hurst
69k	Broadside port view of *USS Pasig* (AW-3)** under way in San Francisco Bay, 7 January 1945. US Navy Yard Mare Island photo now in the collections of NARA San Francisco.	Tracy White
219k	Broadside port view of *USS Pasig* (AW-3)** under way, probably, 7 January 1945, in San Francisco Bay. US National Archives Photo # 19-AW3-1, a US Navy Bureau of Ships photo now in the collections of the US National Archives.	Robert Hurst
197k	135° off centerline view of *USS Pasig* (AW-3)** under way in San Francisco Bay, 7 January 1945. US National Archives Photo # 19-LCM-77861 a US Navy Bureau of Ships photo now in the collections of the US National Archives	Tracy White and Robert Hurst
216k	Stern view of *USS Pasig* (AW-3)** under way, probably, 7 January 1945, in San Francisco Bay. US National Archives Photo # 19-AW3-2, a US Navy Bureau of Ships photo now in the collections of the US National Archives.	Robert Hurst
138k	*USS Pasig* (AW-3) under way, probably in 1948, with her armament in "mothballs." Pasig** was placed in commission for a short time, between January and June 1948 without reactivation of her armament. US Naval Historical Center Photo # NH 83321 from the collections of the US Naval Historical Center, courtesy Shipscribe.com.	Robert Hurst
53k	*USS Pasig* (AW-3)** underway, possibly between January and June 1948 when she was recommissioned without reactivation of her armament.	Derick S. Hartshorn
108k	*USS Pasig* (AW-3)** at anchor, date and location unknown. Note crew over the side painting the hull.	Harry Hobbs USS Pasig May 1952 - October 1953
52k	Starboard mid-ships view of *USS Pasig* (AW-3)** at anchor, date and location unknown.	Harry Hobbs USS Pasig May 1952 - October 1953
222k	Port side view of *USS Pasig* (AW-3)** circa 1951-52, location unknown. Item # AW3 9055-1951-52 a US Navy photo now in the collections of the Vallejo Naval & Historical Museum.	Darryl Baker
45k	*USS Pasig* (AW-3)** motor whale boat # 1 being lifted from the water to the main deck, circa May 1952 to October 1953, location unknown.	Harry Hobbs USS Pasig May 1952 - October 1953
58k	*USS Pasig* (AW-3)** extending the A-frame, in Haiphong Harbor, Vietnam, October 1954	Bob Dorsey FT3 USS Pasig
63k	*USS Pasig* (AW-3)** extended the A-frame for lift, in Haiphong Harbor, Vietnam, October 1954 with an unidentified YW/YO alongside.	Bob Dorsey FT3 USS Pasig
52k	Bob Dorsey in MT. 32 gun tub aboard *USS Pasig* (AW-3)** in Haiphong Harbor, Vietnam, October 1954.	Bob Dorsey FT3 USS Pasig
81k	*USS Pasig* (AW-3)** underway off the coast of Vietnam after leaving Haiphong Harbor to ride out a Typhoon, November 1954	Photo by Bob Dorsey FT3 USS Pasig

USS Pasig (AO-91 / AW-3)
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS)

Commanding Officers
01	LCDR. Williams, Clarke M., USN	11 December 1944 - 14 December 1945
02	LT. Kennedy, David James, USNR	14 December 1945 - 19 February 1946
03	CDR. Timmers, Henry P., USNR	19 February 1946 - 10 August 1946
04	LCDR. Berrey, Julius Max, USNR	10 August 1946 - February 1947
	Decommissioned	February 1947 - 1 January 1948
05	LCDR. Barckmann, Walter H., USNR	1 January 1948 - 23 June 1948


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