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AP-65 / APA-32 Calvert


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Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons





Precedence of awards is from left to right, top to bottom
Top Row - Navy Unit Commendation - American Campaign Medal
Second Row - Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal (2) - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (6) - World War II Victory Medal
Third Row - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - National Defense Service Medal - Korean Service Medal (2)
Fourth Row - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (6) - Vietnam Service Medal (2) - Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation
Fifth Row - Philippine Liberation Medal - United Nations Service Medal - Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal


Crescent City Class Transport:
  • Laid down as SS Del Orleans, a Maritime Commission type (C3-Delta) hull under Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 151) for Mississippi Shipping Co., at Bethlehem-Sparrows Point Shipyard, Sparrows Point, MD.
  • Launched, 19 September 1942
  • Acquired by the Navy, 30 September 1942
  • Commissioned, 1 October 1942, as USS Calvert (AP-65), CAPT. D. W. Loomis in command
  • Reclassified Attack Transport (APA-32), 1 February 1943
  • During WWII Calvert was assigned to both the European and Asiatic-Pacific Theaters and participated in the following campaigns:

    European Campaigns
    Campaign and Dates

    Asiatic-Pacific Campaigns
    Campaign and Dates
    North African occupation
    San, French Morocco, 8 to 14 November 1942
    Gilbert Islands operation
    Makin Island, 20 November 1943
    Sicilian occupation
    Scoglitti, 12 June 1943
    Marshall Islands operation
    Occupation of Kwajalein and Majuro Atolls, 1 February 1944
    . Marianas operation
    Capture and occupation of Saipan, 15 to 24 June 1944
    . Tinian capture and occupation
    24 July 1944
    . Leyte operation
    Leyte landings, 20 October 1944 and 18 November 1944
    . Luzon operation
    Lingayen Gulf landings, 9 January 1945

  • Decommissioned, 26 February 1947, at Norfolk, VA.
  • Laid up in the Reserve Fleet
  • Recommissioned, 18 October 1950
  • During the Korean War Calvert participated in the following campaigns:
    Korean War Campaigns
    Campaign and Dates Campaign and Dates
    Korean Defense Summer-Fall 1952
    30 November 1952
    Third Korean Winter
    1 to 4 and 12 to 19 December 1952
    31 January 1953
    13 to 15 and 21 February 1953
    14 to 19 March 1953

  • During the Vietnam War Calvert participated in the following campaigns:
    Vietnam War Campaigns
    Campaign and Dates Campaign and Dates
    Vietnam Defense
    23 to 26 November 1965
    24 December 1965
    Vietnamese Counteroffensive
    25 December 1965 to 19 January 1966

  • Decommissioned at Hunter's Point Naval Shipyard San Francisco, 18 May 1966
  • Moved to Naval Supply Center, Oakland, Traffic Management School for use as a training hulk until 1976
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 1 August 1966
  • Sold for scrapping, 14 February 1977, to Levin Metals Corp, San Jose, CA.
  • Broken up for scrapped at Levins Metals Corp ship breaking facility, Richmond, CA.
    Specifications:
    Displacement 8,889 t,(lt), 14,247 t (fl)
    Length 491'
    Beam 65' 6"
    Draft 25' 8"
    Speed 16 kts.
    Complement 48 officers, 510 Enlisted
    Troop Accommodations 92 Officers, 1,191 Enlisted
    Cargo Capacity 130,000 cu. ft., 2,700 t.
    Armament
    one single 5"/38 dual purpose gun mount
    three single 3"/50 dual purpose gun mounts
    two twin 40mm AA gun mounts
    four twin 20mm AA gun mounts
    Propulsion 1 General Electric geared turbine drive, 2 boilers, Design shaft horsepower 7,800

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    Calvert 106k Calvert (APA-32) underway, date and location unknown.
    US Navy
    Stan Svec
    Calvert 48k Calvert (APA-32) underway, date and location unknown Earlie Scott RMC USN (Ret)
    Calvert 84k Calvert (APA-32) at anchor, Yokohama, Japan, 5 November 1945.
    US Navy
    Greg Hook for his uncle Wilson J. Hill RM3/c
    Calvert 48k Calvert (APA-32) underway, date and location unknown Earlie Scott RMC USN (Ret)
    Calvert 40k Calvert (APA-32) underway, date and location unknown,
    US Navy photo
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    Calvert 268k Calvert (APA-32) at anchor Chinhae, South Korea, 1964.
    US Navy photo
    Richard Miller BMCS USNR Ret.

    Calvert (APA-32) Memorabilia
    Contributed by Mike Smolinski

    Calvert
    Welcome Aboard Cover
    Calvert
    Commanding Officer's Welcome
    Calvert
    Calvert History
    Calvert
    Calvert underway

    View the Calvert (APA-32)
    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

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