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APA-125 Lanier

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 (1) - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp)
Haskell Class Attack Transport:
  • Laid down, 22 June 1944, as a Maritime Commission type, (VC2-S-AP5) hull under a Maritime Commission contract at California Shipbuilding Corp., Wilmington, CA.
  • Launched, 29 August 1944
  • Acquired by the US Navy from the Maritime Commission
  • Commissioned USS Lanier (APA-125), 22 December 1944 at Oakland, CA., Cdr. Walter W. Rockey in command
  • During World War II Lanier was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater and participated in the:
  • Decommissioned, 5 March 1946, at Norfolk, VA.
  • Struck from the Naval Register (date unknown)
  • Returned to the Maritime Commission
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
  • Lanier received one battle star for World War II service
    Specifications:
    Displacement 6,873 t.(lt) 14,837 t.(fl)
    Length 455'
    Beam 62'
    Speed 19 kts.
    Complement
    56 Officers
    480 Enlisted
    Troop Accommodations
    86 Officers
    1,475 Enlisted
    Cargo Capacity 150,000 cu. ft, 2,900 tons
    Boats
    2 LCMs
    12 LCVPs
    3 LCPUs
    Armament
    one single 5"/38 dual-purpose gun mount
    four twin 40mm AA gun mounts
    ten single 20mm AA gun mounts
    Propulsion
    1 Joshua Hendy geared turbine
    2 Babcock and Wilcox header-type boilers
    1 propeller, design shaft horsepower 8,500
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    Lanier 78k Lanier (APA-125) at anchor, date and place unknown.
    Photo from Lanier cruise book, 1944-46    		 Russ Padden
    Lanier 116k Lanier (APA-125) anchored in the background with a part her crew going ashore in an LCVP (liberty launch), date and place unknown.
    Photo from Lanier cruise 1944-46.     		Russ Padden
    Lanier 136k Lanier (APA-125) at anchor, date and place.
    Photo from Lanier cruise 1944-46. unknown.    		 Russ Padden
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    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
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
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