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APA-61 Barrow

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 (2) - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp)

Gilliam Class Attack Transport

Laid down, 28 January 1944, as a Maritime Commission type (S4-SE2-BD1) hull under Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 1854) at Consolidated Steel Corp, Wilmington, CA.

Launched, 11 May 1944

Acquired by the Navy from the Maritime Commission 27 September 1944

Commissioned USS Barrow (APA-61), 28 September 1944, Lcdr. Herman Jorgensen, USNR, in command

During World War II Barrow was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater and participated in the following campaigns:

**Asiatic-Pacific Campaigns**
Campaign and Dates	Campaign 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, 1 to 10 April 1945

Barrow was assigned to Operation Crossroads as a target vessel during July and August 1946;

Decommissioned at Bikini Atoll, 28 August 1946

Struck from the Naval Register (date unknown)

Final Disposition, scuttled off Kwajalein, 11 May 1948

Barrow earned two battle stars for World War II service

Specifications:
Displacement 4,247 t.(lt), 7,080 t.(fl)
Length 426'
Beam 58'
Draft 16'
Speed 16.9 kts.
Complement

27 Officers

295 Enlisted
Troop Accommodations

47 Officers

802 Enlisted
Cargo Capacity 85,000 cu. ft., 600 t.
Armament

1 single 5"/38 dual purpose gun mount

4 twin 40mm AA gun mounts

10 single 20mm AA gun mounts
Propulsion

Westinghouse turbo-electric drive

2 boilers

2 propellers, design shaft horsepower 6,000