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APA / LPA-157 Napa


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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 (1)
Bottom Row - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - Philippines Liberation Medal
Haskell Class Attack Transport:
  • Laid down, 7 June 1944, as a Maritime Commission type (VC2-S-AP5) hull, under Maritime Commission contract (MCV hull 123), at Oregon Shipbuilding Group, Portland, OR.
  • Launched, 12 August 1944
  • Acquired by the Navy from the Maritime Commission and commissioned USS Napa (APA-157), 1 October 1944, Captain Francis J. Firth in command
  • During World War II Napa was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater and participated in the following campaign:
  • Decommissioned, 24 May 1946, at Baltimore, MD.
  • Returned to the Maritime Commission, 30 May 1946, for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, James River, Fort Eustis, VA.
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 17 June 1946
  • Redesignated Amphibious Transport (LPA-157), 1 January 1969
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
  • Napa (APA-157) received one battle star for her service during World War II
    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
    two LCM
    twelve LCVP
    three LCPU
    Armament
    one single 5"/38 dual-purpose gun mount
    four twin 40mm AA gun mounts
    ten single 20mm AA gun mounts
    Propulsion 1 Westinghouse geared turbine, 2 Combustion Engineering header-type boilers, 1 propeller, Design shaft horsepower 8,500
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    Napa 51k Port bow view of Napa (APA-157) at anchor off Naval Station Astoria, OR., 14 October 1944.
    Naval Station Astoria photo # AST10646 10-12-44 now in the collections of the NARA, Pacific Alaska Region (Seattle).    		 Tracy White
    Napa 28k Port bow view of Napa (APA-157) underway off Naval Station Astoria, OR., 14 October 1944.
    Naval Station Astoria photo # AST10647 10-12-44 now in the collections of the NARA, Pacific Alaska Region (Seattle).    		 Tracy White
    Napa 308k Napa (APA-157) moored to a buoy in the Whangpoo River, Shanghai, China, 24 January 1946. Other ships present include LST-935 in the distance forward of 's bow and LST-866 in the distance aft of Napa's stern. Jose Maria Casanova, Cartagena (Murcia) Spain and
    Stephen C. Hopkins for his father LTjg. Jonathan H. Hopkins USS Napa
    Napa 99k Napa (APA-157) in 1945, place unknown. Note "Homeward Bound" pennant flying from the aft masthead.
    US Navy photo from DANFS    		 Joe Radigan MACM USN Ret.
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    DANFS history entry located at the US Naval Historical Center
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
    Fleet Reserve Association
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