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APA / LPA-208 Talladega

Flag Hoist/International Radio Call Sign:
November - Papa - Oscar - Romeo
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons





Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - American Campaign Medal
Second Row - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (2) - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp)
Third Row - National Defense Service Medal - Korean Service Medal (2) - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (7-Quemoy-Matsu, 3-Vietnam)
Fourth Row - Vietnam Service Medal (3) - Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation (3) - Philippines Liberation Medal
Fifth Row - Philippines Independence Medal - United Nations Service Medal - Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal
Haskell Class Amphibious Transport:
  • Laid down, 3 June 1944, as a Maritime Commission type (VC2-S-AP5) hull, under Maritime Commission contract (MCV hull 556) at Permanente Metals Corp.Yard Number 2, Richmond, CA.
  • Launched, 17 August 1944
  • Acquired from the Maritime Commission on loan-charter
  • Commissioned USS Talladega (APA-208), 31 October 1944, CAPT. Edward H. McMenemy in command
  • During World War II Talladega (APA-208) participated in the following campaigns:
    Asiatic-Pacific Campaigns
    Campaigns and Dates Campaigns and Dates
    Iwo Jima operation
    Assault and occupation of Iwo Jima
    19 to 25 February 1945
    		 Okinawa Gunto operation
    Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto
    9 to 14 April 1945
  • Decommissioned, 27 December 1946, at San Francisco, CA.
  • Laid up in the Pacific Reserve Fleet
  • Recommissioned, 8 December 1951, at Hunters Point Naval Shipyard, San Francisco. CA.
  • During the Korean War Talladega (APA-208) participated in the following campaigns:
    Korean War Campaigns
    Campaigns and Dates Campaigns and Dates
    Third Korean Winter
    15 December 1952
    4 to 15 January 1953
    26 to 28 March 1953
    9 to 18 April 1953
    24 to 25 April 1953    		 Korea, Summer-Fall 1953
    8 to 17 May 1953
    10 July 1953
    17 to 19 July 1953
  • During the Vietnam War Talladega (APA-208) participated in the following campaigns:
    Vietnam War Campaigns
    Campaigns and Dates Campaigns and Dates
    Vietnam Defense
    4 to 21 July 1965
    17 to 25 August 1965
    30 August to 1 September 1965
    10 September to 3 October 1965    		 Vietnam Counteroffensive
    22 February to 1 March 1966
    19 to 21 March 1966
    Vietnam Counteroffensive - Phase III
    17 to 25 October 1967    		 .

  • Status changed to in commission in reserve in December 1967
  • Designation changed to Amphibious Transport (LPA-208), 1 January 1969
  • Decommissioned in July 1969
  • Temporary custody assigned to the Maritime Administration, 20 October 1969
  • Laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Olympia, WA.
  • Permanent custody returned to the Maritime Administration, 1 September 1971
  • Towed to the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Suisun Bay, Benecia, CA. in July 1972
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 1 September 1976
  • Final Disposition, sold for scrapping by MARAD, 1 October 1982, to C.W. Enterprise and Investment Co., scrapped in either Texas, Spain or Taiwan
  • Talladega received two battle stars for World War II, two battle stars for Korean War service and three campaign stars for Vietnam War 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 LCM
    12 LCVP
    3 LCPU
    Armament
    one single 5"/38 DP gun mount
    four twin 40mm AA gun mounts
    ten single 20mm AA gun mounts
    Propulsion
    one Westinghouse geared turbine
    two Babcock and Wilcox header-type boilers
    single propeller, design shaft horsepower 8,500
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    Talladega 53k Talladega (APA-208) at anchor, circa 1945
    US Navy photo # NH 74306 courtesy Donald M. McPherson, 1971    		 US Naval Historical Center
    Talladega 83k Talladega (APA-208) arriving at San Francisco, 10 May 1946
    Russ Padden webmaster
    Amphibious Forces WWII Web Site
    Talladega 53k Talladega (APA-208) photo taken circa 1945-46, shortly before she decommissioned, or in about 1950, just after recommissioning for Korean War service
    US Navy photo # NH96818         		US Naval Historical Center
    Talladega 84k Talladega (APA-208) at San Diego, 11 October 1957.
    US Navy photo # NH 96830 courtesy of the Mariners Museum, Newport News, Virginia. Ted Stone Collection.    		 US Naval Historical Center
    Talladega 69k Talladega (APA-208) about 100 miles away from Hawaii, while en route to Oahu with other amphibious ships to participate in exercise "Dull Knife" in July 1963. Three other attack transports are also in formation. Renville (APA-227) is closest to Talladega, and Bayfield (APA-33) is next.
    US Navy photo # NH 96820 from the collections of the US Naval Historical Center.    		 Robert Hurst
    Talladega 108k Talladega (APA-208) moored pierside at NavSta Subic Bay, P.I., 18 November 1963. She is embarking Marines of D-1-9, 3rdMarDiv, Camp Hansen, Okinawa. Photo by Walt Williamson
    Talladega 73k Talladega (APA-208) during underway replenishment with Paricutin (AE-18), date and location unknown. Photo by Jack Dudenhoefer SM3 USN USS Paricutin
    Talladega 58k Talladega (APA-208) during underway replenishment with Paricutin (AE-18), date and location unknown. Photo by Jack Dudenhoefer SM3 USN USS Paricutin
    Talladega 91k Talladega (APA-208) during underway replenishment with Paricutin (AE-18), date and location unknown. Photo by Jack Dudenhoefer SM3 USN USS Paricutin
    Talladega 121k Talladega (APA-208) underway, date and location unknown. Richard Miller BMCS USNR Ret.
    Talladega 100k Talladega (APA-208) at anchor off South Vietnam, 1965. Photo by LT. Richard Dawson USS Renville.
    Talladega 84k Talladega (APA-208) underway off San Diego, 8 March 1967. Photographed by PH1 J.A. Bremner, VC-3. 8 March 1967
    US Navy photo # NH 96819 photo from the collections of the Naval Historical Center    		 US Naval Historical Center
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