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USS Oneida (APA-221)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Papa - Romeo - Bravo
NPRB

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
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, 30 September 1944, as a Maritime Commission type (VC2-S-AP5) hull, under Maritime Commission contract (MCV hull 569) at Permanente Metals Corp., Richmond, CA.

Launched, 31 October 1944

Acquired by the Navy from the Maritime Commission on loan-charter

Commissioned USS Oneida (APA-221), 4 December 1944, CAPT. Arthur C. Geisenhoff USN (16) in command

During World War II USS Oneida was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater:
TransRon Twenty-Three, COMO A.S. Witherspoon;
TransDiv Sixty-Eight, CAPT. C.R. Crutcher USN (18) and participated in the following campaign:

Campaign and Dates
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign
Okinawa Gunto operation Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, 3 to 28 June 1945

Following World War II USS Oneida was assigned to Occupation and China service in the Far East for the following periods:

Navy Occupation Service Medal	China Service Medal (extended)
2 to 24 September 1945	30 October to 21 November1945
25 to 29 October 1945
24 January to 1 February 1946
18 April to 3 May 1946

Decommissioned, 27 December 1946

Laid up in the Pacific Reserve Fleet, Long Beach Group

Struck from the Naval Register, 1 October 1958

USS Oneida earned one battle star for World War II service

Returned to the Maritime Administration, 8 October 1958, for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Suisun Bay, Benecia, CA.

Final Disposition, sold, 8 May 1975, to General Metals of Tacoma, Inc., for non-transportation use (probably for scrapping), (PD-X-996 dated 25 March 1975), for $256,000.00, Withdrawn from the Reserve Fleet, 9 July 1975

Specifications:
Displacement 6,873 t. (lt) 14,837 t (fl)
Length 455'
Beam 62'
Draft 24' (lim)
Speed 17.7 kts. (Trial speed)

Complement

56 Officers

593 Enlisted

Troop Accommodations

87 Officers

1,475 Enlisted

Largest Boom Capacity 35 t.

Cargo Capacity 2,900 DWTs

non-refrigerated 150,000 cu. ft.

Boats

two LCMs

one open LCPL

one covered LCPL (Captain's Gig)

two LCPRs

eighteen LCVPs

Armament

one single 5"/38 dual-purpose gun mount

four twin 40mm AA gun mounts

one quad 40mm AA gun mount

ten single 20mm AA gun mounts

Fuel Capacities

NSFO 7,780 Bbls

Diesel 970 Bbls

Propulsion

one Westinghouse geared turbine

two Combustion Engineering header-type boilers, 465psi 765°

double Westinghouse Main Reduction Gear

three Ships' Service Generators 300Kw 120/240V D.C.

single propeller, design shaft horsepower 8,500

Size	Image Description	Contributed By
49k	*USS Oneida* (APA-221)**, date and location unknown.	Rick Dahlen for his father A. James Heller USS Oneida
87k	*USS Oneida* (APA-221)** Commanding Officer Capt. A.C. Geisenhoff USN during ceremonies celebrating the "Mighty O" crossing the Equator at 1120 30 September 1945.	Rick Dahlen for his father A. James Heller USS Oneida
65k	*USS Oneida* (APA-221)** junior officers, Keith, Hanna, LaGrange, and Good, date and place unknown.	Rick Dahlen for his father A. James Heller USS Oneida
56k	*USS Oneida* (APA-221)** junior officers, Ensigns Lee, Smith, Hanna, Crowley, Good, Keith, and Gould, date and place unknown.	Rick Dahlen for his father A. James Heller USS Oneida
260k	*USS Oneida* (APA-221)** officers roster.	Rick Dahlen for his father A. James Heller USS Oneida
260k	*USS Oneida* (APA-221) approaching the station tanker USS Signal (IX-142) for refueling at Ulithi during one of three periods that Oneida** was in the anchorage, 23 February to 30 March, 12 to 23 May or 5 to 18 August 1945. US National Archives, RG-80-G, Photo # 80-G-408151 a US Navy photo now in the collections of the US National Archives.	Mike Green
111k	*USS Oneida* (APA-221)** embarking Japanese POW's at Okinawa for transport to Pearl Harbor, 24 June 1945	Rick Dahlen for his father A. James Heller crew member
67k	*USS Oneida* (APA-221)** with Japanese POWs on deck during voyage from Okinawa to Pearl Harbor, circa June 1945	Rick Dahlen for his father A. James Heller USS Oneida
118k	*USS Oneida* (APA-221)** moored at Pearl Harbor, disembarking Japanese POWs from Okinawa, 13 July 1945	Rick Dahlen for his father A. James Heller USS Oneida
137k		Rick Dahlen for his father A. James Heller USS Oneida
171k	*USS Oneida* (APA-221) Port Log. Prepared in the ship's office enroute to the US from Manila. Oneida** actually returned to San Pedro, CA. vice San Francisco. The ship was rerouted to San Pedro as San Francisco was overcrowded with returnees at the time of Oneida's planned arrival.	Rick Dahlen for his father A. James Heller USS Oneida

USS Oneida (APA-221)
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS)

Commanding Officers
01	CAPT. Geisenhoff, Arthur Cooper USN (USNA 1916)	4 December 1944 - 17 January 1946
02	CAPT. Callaghan, Joseph Anthony, USN (USNA 1924)	17 January 1946 - 27 December 1946


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U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log

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