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APA-198 McCracken

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - Combat Action Ribbon - American Campaign Medal
Bottom Row - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Medal

Haskell Class Attack Transport:

Laid down, 8 June 1944, as a Maritime Commission type (VC2-S-AP5) hull, under a Maritime Commission contract, at Kaiser Shipbuilding Corp, Vancouver, WA.

Launched, 29 September 1944

Acquired by the Navy and Commissioned USS McCracken (APA-198), 21 October 1944, at Astoria, OR.

Decommissioned, 10 October 1946, at Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, CA.

Laid up in the Pacific Reserve Fleet, Stockton Group

Moved to the Pacific Reserve Fleet, Mare Island Group, 17 June 1949

Returned to the Pacific Reserve Fleet, Stockton Group, 28 November 1950

Transferred to the Maritime Administration, 5 September 1958, for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Suisun Bay, Benecia, CA.

Struck from the Naval Register, 1 October 1958

Final Disposition, sold for scrapping, 8 May 1975, to Zidell Explorations, Portland OR.

McCracken 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 Capacity 86 Officers 1,475 Enlisted
Cargo Capacity 150,000 cu. ft, 2,900 tons
Boats 2 LCM, 12 LCVP, 3 LCPU
Armament one single 3"/50 stern mounted gun, four twin 40mm gun mounts, ten single 20mm gun mounts
Propulsion one Allis-Chalmers geared turbine, two Combustion Engineering header-type boilers, one propeller, design shaft horsepower 8,500

Size	Image Description	Contributed By
70k	McCracken (APA-198) anchored, date and place unknown.	Michael B. Kirby
71k	McCracken (APA-198) anchored, date and place unknown.	Michael B. Kirby
199k	sketch of McCracken (APA-198) by Will Cressy, circa 1944, labeled "Tokyo Special - World War II".	Michael B. Kirby
67k	McCracken (APA-198) at anchored in San Francisco Bay, circa 1946.	Michael B. Kirby
177k	McCracken (APA-198) ports of call during World War II.	Michael B. Kirby

View the McCracken (APA-198)
DANFS history entry located at the US Naval Historical Center web site

View the McCracken (APA-198) Muster Roll of the Crew, Commissioning Day, 21 October 1944.

View the McCracken (APA-198) War Diary.

Crew Contact And Reunion Information
U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
Fleet Reserve Association

Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
McCracken (APA-198) at Amphibious Forces WW II web site

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