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NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive

USAT James O'Hara
USS James O'Hara (APA-90)
USNS James O'Hara (T-AP-179)

Flag Hoist/International Radio Call Sign:
November - India - Xray - Romeo

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is top to bottom, from left to right
Top Row - American Campaign Medal
Second Row - Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal (2) - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (5)- World War II Victory Medal
Third Row - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - National Defense Service Medal - Korean Service Medal (1)
Fourth Row - Philippine Liberation Medal - United Nations Service Medal - Republic of Korea War Service Medal (retroactive)

Frederick Funston Class Attack Transport:

Laid down, 16 June 1941, as a Maritime Commission type (C3-S1-A3) hull, under Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 168), at Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding, Tacoma, WA.

Launched, 30 December 1941

Delivered to the US Army Transportation Service, 30 November 1942

Commissioned, USAT James O'Hara

Acquired by the US Navy 15 April 1943

Commissioned USS James O'Hara (APA-90), 26 April 1943, CDR. Charles Allen in command

During World War II James O'Hara was first assigned to the European Theater and later to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater participating in the following campaigns:

Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaigns	Asiatic-Pacific Campaigns
Sicilian occupation, 10 July 1943	Marianas operation Capture and occupation of Saipan, 15 to 17 July and 23 to 24 June 1944
Salerno landings, 9 September 1943	Western Caroline Islands operation Capture and occupation of Southern Palau Islands, Anguar Island, 17 to 23 September 1944
.	Leyte operation Leyte landings, San Ricardo, 20 October 1944
.	Luzon operation Lingayen Gulf landings, 9 January 1945
.	Iwo Jima operation Assault and occupation of Iwo Jima, 17 February to 5 March 1945

Decommissioned 5 April 1946 and returned to the US Army Transportation Service

Reacquired by the US Navy, 1 March 1950 and placed in service by the Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS) as USNS James O'Hara (T-AP-179), 28 April 1950

During the Korean War James O'Hara participated in the following campaign:

**Korean War Campaign**
Campaign and Dates
Second Korean Winter, 7 to 18 November 1950

Inactivated, 30 November 1959

Transferred to the Maritime Administration 14 January 1960

Assigned to the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Puget Sound at Astoria, OR.

Struck from the Naval Register, 1 July 1961

Final Disposition, scrapped at Portland, OR. in 1968

James O'Hara (APA-90) earned seven battle stars for World War II service,

Specifications:
Displacement 10,067 t.(lt) 14,700 t.(fl)
Length 492'
Beam 69' 6"
Draft 27' 3" (max)
Speed 16.5 kts.
Complement 519
Troop Accommodations 2,200
Armament

one 5"/38 Dual Purpose Gun Mount

two 3"/50 Dual Purpose Gun Mounts

eight 1.1 AA Gun Mounts

sixteen 20mm AA Gun Mounts
Propulsion steam turbine engine, single propeller, 8,500shp

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description	Contributed By
USS James O'Hara (APA-90)
	41k	James O'Hara (APA-90) underway, circa 1943-1946	Hyperwar US Navy in WWII
	29k	James O'Hara (APA-90) at anchor, 1 May 1943 US Navy photo	Lou Sander
	96k	James O'Hara (APA-90) photographed, 8 June 1943 from a blimp of squadron *ZP-14, based at NAS Weeksville, N.C.* US Navy photo # NH 98783 from the collection at the Naval Historical Center	US Naval Historical Center
	82k	James O'Hara (APA-90) underway in San Francisco Bay, CA., in late 1945 or early 1946. US Navy photo # NH 98763 from the collections of the US Naval Historical Center. Donation of Boatwain's Mate First Class Robert G. Tippins, USN Ret, 2003.	Robert Hurst
USAT James O'Hara
	71k	USAT James O'Hara moored pierside at Seattle, WA., circa 19 January 1948 . US Navy photo # NH 98774 from the collections of the US Naval Historical Center	Robert Hurst
USNS James O'Hara (T-AP-179)
	63k	Stern view of James O'Hara (T-AP-179) pierside, early 1950s, location unknown. Note she is still in ATS colors. US Navy photo # NH 98773 from the collections of the US Naval Historical Center.	Robert Hurst
	44k	James O'Hara (T-AP-179) underway, post 1950	MSTS Society
	50k	James O'Hara (T-AP-179) underway, 4 September 1951, location unknown. US Navy photo # NH 98779 from the Military Sealift Command Collection at the Naval Historical Center	US Naval Historical Center
	69k	James O'Hara (T-AP-179) off Seattle, WA., 2 September 1952. US Navy photo # NH 98778 from the Military Sealift Command Collection at the Naval Historical Center	US Naval Historical Center
	57k	James O'Hara (T-AP-179) underway, circa 1956, location unknown. US Navy photo # NH 98780 from the Military Sealift Command Collection at the Naval Historical Center	US Naval Historical Center
	99k	James O'Hara (T-AP-179) underway, circa 1950s, location unknown. US Navy photo # NH 98781 from the Military Sealift Command Collection at the Naval Historical Center	US Naval Historical Center
	92k	James O'Hara (T-AP-179) underway, early 1950s, location unknown. US Navy photo # NH 90559-A from the collections of the US Naval Historical Center.	Robert Hurst
	86k	James O'Hara (T-AP-179) pierside, early 1950s, location unknown. US Navy photo # NH 98776 from the collections of the US Naval Historical Center.	Robert Hurst
	58k	James O'Hara (T-AP-179) pierside, early 1950s, location unknown. US Navy photo # NH 98775 from the collections of the US Naval Historical Center.	Robert Hurst
	64k	James O'Hara (T-AP-179) arriving at Pier 91, Seattle, WA., 4 April 1958, bringing servicemen and dependents from Whittier, AK. The tug assisting her appears to be Foss Maritime's tug *Shannon Foss. Marine Lynx* (T-AP-194) is in the left background, undergoing inactivation for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Astoria, OR. US Navy photo # NH 98782 from the collections of the US Naval Historical Center	Robert Hurst