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USS Yancey (LKA-93)
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 USS Yancey (AKA-93) (1944 - 1969)


International Radio Call Sign:
November - Hotel - Kilo - Delta
 NHKD
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons





Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - Navy Unit Commendation
Second Row - China Service Medal (extended) - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (2)
Third Row - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - National Defense Service Medal
Fourth Row - Korea Service Medal (2) - Antarctic Service Medal - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (1-Cuba 2-Dominican Republic)
Fifth Row - United Nations Service Medal - Philippine Liberation Medal - Republic of Korea War Service Medal (retroactive)
Andromeda Class Amphibious Cargo Ship:
  • Laid down, 22 May 1944, as a Maritime Commission type (C2-S-B1) hull, under Maritime Commission Contract (MC hull 1193), at Moore Drydock Co., Oakland, CA.
  • Launched, 8 July 1944
  • Commissioned USS Yancey (AKA-93), 11 October 1944, CDR. Edward R. Rice, USNR, in command
  • During World War II USS Yancey (AKA-93) participated in the following campaigns:
    Asiatic-Pacific Campaigns
    Campaigns and Dates Campaigns and Dates
    Iwo Jima operation
    Assault and occupation of Iwo Jima
    19 February to 2 March 1945
    		 Okinawa Gunto operation
    Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto
    8 to 16 April 1945

  • During the Korean War USS Yancey (AKA-93) participated in the following campaigns:
    Korean War Campaigns
    Campaigns and Dates Campaigns and Dates
    North Korea Aggression
    12 to 15 October 1950    		 First UN Counter Offensive
    28 March 1951

  • Decommissioned, December 1957, at San Francisco, CA.
  • Laid up in the Pacific Reserve Fleet, Olympia, WA., 11 October 1960
  • Withdrawn from the Reserve Fleet for reactivation, 4 August 1961
  • Recommissioned, 17 November 1961, at Portland OR.
  • Redesignated (LKA-93), 1 January 1969
  • Decommissioned, 20 January 1971, at Norfolk, VA.
  • Laid up in the Reserve Fleet, James River, Fort Eustis, VA., 18 March 1971
  • Title transferred to the Maritime Administration, 1 July 1972
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 1 January 1977
  • Final Disposition, sunk as an artificial reef off Moorehead City, NC, 1990. Laying on her starboard side at a depth of 160 feet
  • USS Yancey earned two battle stars for World War II and three for Korean War service
    Specifications:
    Displacement 6,556 t.(lt) 13,900 t.(fl) 14,200 t.(lim)
    Length 459' 2"
    Beam 63'
    Draft 26' 4" (lim)
    Speed 15.5 kts. (trial)
    Complement
    Officers 36 Enlisted 330
    Largest Boom Capacity 30 t.
    Cargo Capacity 440,00 Cu ft
    Armament
    one single 5"/38 cal duel purpose gun mount
    four twin 40mm AA gun mounts
    eighteen single 20mm AA gun mounts
    Boats
    8 LCMs
    1 LCP(L)
    15 LCVPs
    Fuel Capacity NSFO-11,190 Bbls-
    Propulsion
    one General Electric steam turbine
    two Combustion Engineering boilers 450psi 750°
    double General Electric Main Reduction Gear
    three Turbo-drive Ship's Service Generators, 300Kw 120V/240V D.C.
    single propeller, 6,000shp
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    Yancey 55k USS Yancey (AKA-93), at Bay of Whales, Antarctica, 18 January 1947. Tom Eisenhour
    Yancey 88k USS Yancey (AKA-93) underway in the Chesapeake Bay, July 1964 © Richard Leonhardt
    Yancey 86k USS Yancey (AKA-93) underway in the Chesapeake Bay, July 1964 © Richard Leonhardt
    Yancey 75k USS Yancey (AKA-93) underway in San Francisco Bay, 17 July 1956. Hyperwar US Navy in World War II
    Yancey 74k USS Yancey (AKA-93) underway, date and location unknown. Louis Drinovsky
    Yancey 92k USS Yancey (AKA-93) next in line for refueling, Mediterranean Sea, 1968 © Jerry Search
    Yancey 72k USS Yancey (AKA-93) at anchor, Valetta, Malta, August 1968. USS Traverse County (LST 1160) is in the background © Jerry Search
    Yancey 63k USS Yancey (AKA-93) underway, date and location unknown. Russ Padden
    Yancey 257k USS Yancey (AKA-93) departing Genoa, Italy, 20 April 1970. Photo by Carlo Martinelli, Genoa Italy
    Yancey 467k USS Yancey (AKA-93) at anchor in the harbor at Pireaus, Greece, circa late June-early July 1970. Photo by Eugene Williams USS Yancey
    View the USS Yancey (AKA=93 / LKA-93)
    DANFS history entry located at the US Naval History and Heritage Command
    Commanding Officers
    01LCDR. Rice, Edward R.11 October 1944 - January 1946
    02CAPT. Cohn, James Edward :RADMJanuary 1946 - August 1947
    06CAPT. Brown, Donald CairnsMarch 1952 - March 1953
    07CAPT. Caufield, Cecil ThilmanMarch 1953 - 26 July 1954
    08CAPT. Owens, Hinton Allen26 July 1954 - 19 August 1955
    09CAPT. Donovan, Thomas Alton :RADM1955 - ?
     DecommissionedDecember 1957 - 17 November 1961
    11CAPT. Keating, Gordon Ripley17 November 1961 - ?
     CAPT. Demmler, Charles FrederickJanuary 1966 - December 1966
     CAPT. Vaughan, Vie E.December 1966 - 1967
     CAPT. Hamberg, Henry A.January 1969 - 1969
    Courtesy Wolfgang Hechler and Ron Reeves
    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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