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APA-87 Niagara

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons


Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - China Service Medal (extended) - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
Bottom Row - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - Philippines Liberation Medal
Gilliam Class Attack Transport:
  • Laid down, 20 November 1944, as a Maritime Commission type (S4-SE2-BD1) hull under Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 1880) at Consolidated Steel Corp, Wilmington, CA.
  • Launched, 10 February 1945
  • Acquired by the US Navy 26 March 1945
  • Commissioned USS Niagara (APA-87), 29 March 1945
  • Decommissioned, 12 December 1946, at Norfolk, VA.
  • Struck from the Naval Register (date unknown)
  • Final Disposition, sold for scrapping to National Metals Co., Philadelphia, PA., 5 February 1950
    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 gun mounts, 10 single 20mm gun mounts
    Propulsion Westinghouse turbo-electric drive, 2 boilers, 2 propellers, Design shaft horsepower 6,000
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    Niagara 72k Niagara (APA-87) commissioning ceremony, 29 March 1945 at San Pedro, CA. Terry Granade for his father Worthy P. Granade MM1/c USS Niagara.
    Niagara 70k Niagara (APA-87) commissioning ceremony, 29 March 1945 at San Pedro, CA., officers and invited guests. Terry Granade for his father Worthy P. Granade MM1/c USS Niagara.
    Niagara 84k Niagara (APA-87) moored pierside, date and place unknown. Terry Granade for his father Worthy P. Granade MM1/c USS Niagara.
    Niagara 66k Niagara (APA-87) at anchor in Japan. Notice the LCVP's at the stern of the ship and the officers motor launch in the foreground. Worthy P. Grande was the boat engineer for LCVP 87-4 from whence this photo was taken. Terry Granade for his father Worthy P. Granade MM1/c USS Niagara.
    Niagara 141k Niagara (APA-87) loading passengers, date and place unknown. Terry Granade for his father Worthy P. Granade MM1/c USS Niagara.
    Niagara 90k Niagara (APA-87) casual photos of crew members aboard ship, date and place unknown. Terry Granade for his father Worthy P. Granade MM1/c USS Niagara.
    Niagara 110k Niagara (APA-87) casual photos of crew members aboard ship, date and place unknown. Terry Granade for his father Worthy P. Granade MM1/c USS Niagara.
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