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Contributed by James Lee Moran, Ordinary Seaman, Range Sentinel (T-AGM-22)

APA-205 Sherburne
T-AGM-22 Range Sentinel

Range Sentinel Flag Hoist/International Radio Call Sign:
November - Bravo - Oscar - Bravo
Sherburne (APA-205) Campaign Ribbons


Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1)
Bottom Row - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - Philippine Liberation Medal

Range Sentinel (T-AGM-22) Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Navy Battle "E" Ribbon - National Defense Service Medal
Haskell Class Attack Transport:
  • Laid down, 18 May 1944, as an (MC standard type VC2-S-AP5) hull, under Maritime Commission contract (MC hull MCV 553) at Permanente Metals Corp, Yard Number 2, Richmond, CA.
  • Launched, 10 July 1944
  • Commissioned USS Sherburne (APA-205), 20 September 1944, CDR. Lannis A. Parker in command
  • During World War II Sherburne was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater and participated in the following campaign:
  • Decommissioned, 3 August 1946 at Stockton, CA.
  • Laid up in the Pacific Reserve Fleet, Stockton Group
  • Returned to MARAD custody, 9 September 1958 for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Suisun Bay, Benecia, CA.
  • Struck from the Naval Register, (date unknown)
  • Reacquired and reinstated in the Naval Register, 22 October 1969
  • Converted to a Missile Range Instrumentation Ship
  • Placed in service with the Military Sealift Command (MSC) as USNS Range Sentinel (T-AGM-22), 21 October 1971
  • Placed out of service for later disposal, 9 July 1997
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 3 May 1999
  • Final Disposition, returned to MARAD for disposal, laid up in the James River Reserve Fleet, Fort Eustis, VA., maintenance category X, fate unknown
  • Sherburne received one battle star for World War II service
    APA 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 LCM, 12 LCVP, 3 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, single propeller, design shaft horsepower 8,500
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    For Full Size Image    		 Size Image Description Source
    USS Sherburne (APA-205)
    Sherburne 80k Sherburne (APA-205) underway date and place unknown.
    US Navy photo now in the collections of the US National Archives, College Park, MD.    		 Dwayne Day
    Sherburne 86k Sherburne (APA-205) underway date and place unknown.
    US Navy photo now in the collections of the US National Archives, College Park, MD.    		 Dwayne Day
    USNS Range Sentinel (T-AGM-22)
    Range Sentinel 76k Range Sentinel (T-AGM-22) underway date and place unknown.
    US Navy photo    		 Carl R. Friberg Jr.
    Range Sentinel 111k Range Sentinel (T-AGM-22) underway, date and place unknown.
    US Navy photo    		 Carl R. Friberg Jr.
    Range Sentinel 94k Range Sentinel (T-AGM-22) underway, date and place unknown.
    US Navy photo    		 Federation of American Scientists web site
    Range Sentinel 51k Range Sentinel (T-AGM-22) in port, date and place unknown.
    US Navy photo    		 Federation of American Scientists web site
    Range Sentinel 266k Range Sentinel (T-AGM-22) underway during a Demonstration and Shakedown Operation (DASO) cruise, date and place unknown
    US Navy photo    		 Carl R. Friberg Jr.
    Range Sentinel 77k Range Sentinel (T-AGM-22) underway during a DASO cruise, date and place unknown
    US Navy photo    		 Bill Bowron ET3 (SS) USNS Vanguard/USNS Range Sentinel 1993-96
    Range Sentinel 54k Range Sentinel (T-AGM-22) underway date and place unknown
    US Navy photo    		 Robert Hurst
    Range Sentinel 53k Range Sentinel (T-AGM-22) in port, date and place unknown.
    US Navy photo    		 Federation of American Scientists web site
    Range Sentinel 50k Range Sentinel (T-AGM-22) pierside, Port Canaveral, FL. Bill Bowron ET3 (SS) USNS Vanguard/USNS Range Sentinel 1993-96
    View the Sherburne (APA-205) / Range Sentinel (T-AGM-22)
    DANFS history entry located US Naval Historical Center
    Fleet Ballistic Missile Operational Support Unit 2 Welcome Aboard Brochure
    Fleet Ballistic Missile Operational Support Unit 2 Demonstration and Shakedown Operation (DASO) Brochure
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation
    Fleet Reserve Association
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    No Information Available
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