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APA-224 Randall

Flag Hoist/International Radio Call Sign:
November - Papa - Romeo - Kilo

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 - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
Bottom Row - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - National Defense Service Medal

Haskell Class Amphibious Transport

Laid down as a Maritime Commission type (VC2-S-AP5) hull, under Maritime Commission contract (MCV Hull-572), at Permanente Metals Corp, Yard No.2 Richmond, CA.

Launched, 15 November 1944

Commissioned USS Randall (APA-224), 16 December 1944, CAPT. Harold R. Stevens in command

Decommissioned, 6 April 1956, at Orange, TX.;

Laid up in the Atlantic Reserve Fleet, Texas Group, Orange

Transferred to the Maritime Administration National Defense Reserve Fleet, Mobile, February 1960

Struck from the Naval Register, 1 July 1960

Final Disposition, scrapped in 1971

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

4 twin 40mm AA gun mounts

10 single 20mm AA gun mounts
Propulsion

1 Westinghouse geared turbine

2 Babcock and Wilcox header-type boilers

1 propeller, design shaft horsepower 8,500

Size	Image Description	Contributed By
41k	Randall (APA-224) at anchor in Hampton Roads, 6 June 1945.	Chuck Ulrich, AP Troop Transportation Group
126k	Randall (APA-224) moored pierside, Pier 4 NOB Norfolk, VA. Other ships in the photo include, far distance *Hornet CVA-12, near distance Vulcan AR-5*, a heavy cruiser and several destroyers, circa early 1950s.	Tom Langford
27k	Randall (APA-224) underway, date and place unknown	Hyperwar US Navy in World War II

View the Randall (APA-224)
DANFS history entry located at the US Naval Historical Center

Crew Contact And Reunion Information Web Sites
U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation
Fleet Reserve Association

Contact Information
Contact: John J. Walsh Organization: The National Amphibious Veterans Assn. Address: 2745 Dayton Lane, Toms River, N.J. 08755-2537 Phone: (732) 367-6472 Email: John J. Walsh

Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
The National Amphibious Veterans Association

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Last Updated 25 May 2007