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USS Feland (APA-11)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Uniform - Quebec - Romeo
NUQR

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - American Campaign Medal
Bottom Row - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (6) - World War II Victory Medal - Philippines Liberation Medal (2)

Doyen Class Transport:

Laid down, date unknown, as Feland (AP-18) a Maritime Commission (P1-S2-L2) hull under Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 182) at Consolidated Steel Co. Los Angeles, CA.

Launched, 10 November 1942

Reclassified Attack Transport APA-11, 1 February 1943

Commissioned USS Feland (APA-11), 21 June 1943, CAPT. C. A. Mission in command

During WWII USS Feland was assigned to Asiatic-Pacific Theater and participated in the following campaigns:

**Asiatic-Pacific Campaigns**
Campaign and Dates	Campaign and Dates
Gilbert Islands operation Tarawa, 20 to 28 November 1943	Leyte operation Leyte landings, 20 to 21 October 1944
Marshall Islands operation Occupation of Kwajalein and Majuro Atolls, 1 to 7 February 1944	Luzon operation Lingayen Gulf landings, 9 to 10 January 1945
Marianas operation Capture and occupation of Saipan, 15 to 21 June 1944 Capture and occupation to Guam, 22 July 1944	Iwo Jima operation Assault and occupation of Iwo Jima, 19 February 1945

Decommissioned, 15 March 1946, at Seattle, WA.

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

Final Disposition, scrapped in 1964

USS Feland received six battle stars for World War II service

Specifications:
Displacement 4,351t.(lt), 6,720 t.(fl)
Length 414' 6"
Beam 56'
Draft 19'
Speed 19 kts.
Complement 453
Troop Accommodations 1,100
Boats 16 LCVPs
Armament

four single 3"/50 dual purpose gun mounts

four twin 40mm AA gun mounts

eight single 20mm AA gun mounts
Propulsion geared turbine engines, twin screws, 8,800 shaft hp

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description		Contributed By
	167k	*Namesake* Logan Feland, born 18 August 1869 in Hopkinsville, Ky., served as a captain in the 3d Kentucky Infantry during the Spanish-American War, and entered the Marine Corps as a first lieutenant 1 July 1899. He served with high distinction in the many expeditions made by the Marines in the Caribbean and Central America between the Spanish-American War and World War I. He was second and then first in command of the valorous 5th Marine Regiment, winning the Distinguished Service Cross for his conspicuous courage and ability in the Battle of Belleau Wood, and additional laurels in the Battles of Soissons, the Meuse-Argonne, and the attack on Blanc Mont Ridge in the Champagne. His post war service was highlighted by command of the Marine Brigade in the occupation of Nicaragua, and the Department of the Pacific. Major General Feland retired 1 September 1933 and died 17 July 1936. Digital ID: ggbain 32855 Source: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division		Bill Gonyo
	75k	*USS Feland* (APA-11)**, at anchor, date and location unknown. She is painted in camouflage scheme 32/3D. US navy photo.		Submitted by James P. Thomas for his father LTjg. Clifford P. Assad USS Feland

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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

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