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AK-109 / IX-204 / AVS-4 Allioth

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons


Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive, 14 November 1944) - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
Bottom Row - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - Philippines Liberation Medal
Crater Class Cargo Ship / Grumium Class Aviation Supply Issue Ship
  • Laid down, 30 July 1943, as SS James Rowan, a Maritime Commission type (EC2-S-C1) hull, under Maritime Commission contract (MCE hull 1730) at Permanente Metals Corp., Yard No. 2, Richmond, CA.
  • Launched, 20 August 1943
  • Acquired by the Navy, 3 October 1943
  • Commissioned USS Allioth (AK-109), at Portland, OR., 25 October 1943, Cdr. George F. Prestwich in command
  • Converted to a Aviation Supply Issue Ship at Alameda, CA. and redesignated Miscellaneous Unclassified, (IX-204), March 1945
  • Redesignated Aviation Supply Issue Ship (AVS-4), 3 May 1945
  • Decommissioned, 18 May 1946, at Pearl Harbor, TH.
  • Delivered to the Maritime Commission, 13 May 1947, name reverted to SS James Rowan
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 22 May 1947
  • Final Disposition, scrapped in 1965
    Specifications:
    Displacement 4,023 t.(lt) 14,250 t.(fl)
    Length 441' 6"
    Beam 56' 11"
    Draft 27' 7"
    Speed 13 kts.
    Complement 206
    Armament
    one 5"/38 dual purpose gun mount
    one 3"/50 dual purpose gun mount
    eight 20mm guns
    Propulsion Joshua Hendy reciprocating steam engine, single shaft, 1,950shp
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    USS Allioth (AK-109)
    Allioth 48k Broadside view of Allioth (AK-109) off San Francisco, 19 November 1943.
    Navy Yard Mare Island photo # 7670-43.    		 Darryl Baker
    Allioth 65k Stern view of Allioth (AK-109) off San Francisco, 19 November 1943.
    Navy Yard Mare Island photo # 7672-43.    		 Darryl Baker
    Allioth 69k Bows on view of Allioth (AK-109) off San Francisco, 19 November 1943.
    Navy Yard Mare Island photo # 7673-43.    		 Darryl Baker
    USS Allioth (AVS-4)
    Allioth 20k Allioth (AVS-4) at anchor, date and place unknown. Gunter Krebs
    Allioth 27k Allioth (AVS-4) at anchor, date and place unknown. Hyperwar US Navy in WWII
    Allioth 23k Allioth (AVS-4) at anchor, date and place unknown. Hyperwar US Navy in WWII
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    DANFS history entry located at the US Naval Historical Center web site
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S.Navy Memorial Foundation
    Fleet Reserve Association
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
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