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IX-71 Kailua

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal

Launched in 1923 as Dickenson, at Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Co., Chester, PA.; Acquired by the Navy, 19 May 1942; Commissioned USS Kailua (IX-71), 5 May 1943; Decommissioned, 29 October 1945, at Pearl Harbor, HI.; Struck from the Naval Register, (date unknown); Final Disposition, intentionally sunk.

Specifications: Displacement 1,411 t.; Length 189' 9"; Beam 30'; Draft 15' 9"; Complement 61; Armament, one single 3"/50 gun mount, four .50 cal. machine guns, two depth charge tracks.

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description		Contributed By
	50k	Kailua (IX-71) underway, 17 July 1943, place unknown. US Navy photo DANFS		Joe Radigan MACM USN Ret.

View the Kailua (IX-71)
DANFS history entry located at Navsource.

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

Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
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