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Scuttled off Corregidor to prevent capture, 9 April 1942

USS Napa (AT-32)
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 USS Napa (Fleet Tug # 32) (1919 - 1920)

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons


Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - American Defense Service Medal (with Fleet clasp) - American Campaign Medal
Bottom Row - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal - Philippine Defense Medal
Algorma Class Fleet Tug:
  • Originally assigned the name Yucca
  • Laid down as Napa, 5 March 1919, at the Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton, WA.
  • Launched, 24 July 1919
  • Commissioned USS Napa (Fleet Tug No. 32), 5 December 1919, LT. W. R. Giddens in command
  • Designated Fleet Tug AT-32, 17 July 1920
  • Decommissioned, 7 June 1929, at Olongapo, P.I.
  • Recommissioned, 15 August 1939 at NavSta Cavite, P.I.
  • During World War II Napa was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater and participated in the following campaign:
    Asiatic-Pacific Campaign
    Campaign and Dates
    Philippine Islands operation, 8 December 1941 to 9 April 1942
  • Final Disposition, scuttled by her crew off Corregidor Island P.I., 9 April 1942
  • Napa was awarded one battle star for World War II service.
    Specifications:
    Displacement 845 t.(lt) 998 t.(fl)
    Length 156' 8"
    Beam 30'
    Draft 14' 7"
    Speed 13.6 kts.
    Complement 44
    Armament two 3"/50 gun mounts, one machine gun
    Propulsion diesel, single propeller
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    Napa 67k Napa (AD-32) at anchor, date and location unknown. Wayne Osborne for his father, J. D. Osborne, USS Napa and WW II POW
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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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