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USS Marathon (APA-200)


International Radio Call Sign:
November - Delta - Xray - Tango
 NDXT
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons


Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive, 22 July 1945) - 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, 4 July 1944, as a Maritime Commission type (VC2-S-AP5) hull, under Maritime Commission contract (MCV hull 668) at Kaiser Shipbuilding Corp, Vancouver, WA.
  • Launched, 7 October 1944
  • Acquired by the Navy from the Maritime Commission on loan-charter, 27 October 1944
  • Commissioned USS Marathon (APA-200), 28 October 1944, CDR.. J. W. McElroy in command
  • During World War II USS Marathon was assigned to th Asiatic-Pacific Theater and participated in the following campaign:
    World War II Campaign
    Campaign and Dates
    Okinawa Gunto operation
    Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, 1 to 5 April 1945

  • Decommissioned, 8 May 1946
  • Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
  • Returned to the Maritime Commission, 8 May 1946 for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Suisun Bay, Benecia, CA.
  • Final Disposition, sold for scrapping, 18 April 1975, to Union Minerals and Alloys
  • USS Marathon 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
    two LCMs
    twelve LCVPs
    three LCPUs
    Armament
    one 5"/38 dual-purpose gun mount
    four twin 40mm AA gun mounts
    ten single 20mm AA gun mounts
    Propulsion
    one Allis-Chalmers geared turbine
    two Combustion Engineering header-type boilers
    one propeller
    design shaft horsepower 8,500
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    Marathon 55k USS Marathon (APA-200) at anchor, date and location unknown. John Wayne Mohney ETM2/c USS Marathon
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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
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    APA 200 USS Marathon
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    Last Updated 27 June 2008