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USS Randall (APA-224)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Papa - Romeo - Kilo
 NPRK
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, 15 September 1944, 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 (MARAD) National Defense Reserve Fleet, Mobile, 19 February 1960
  • Permanent custody transferred to MARAD, 30 June 1960
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 1 July 1960
  • Final Disposition, sold for scrapping, 28 October 1971, to Union Minerals & Alloys Corp., delivered 17 January 1972
    Specifications:
    Displacement 6,873 t.(lt) 14,837 t.(fl)
    Length 455'
    Beam 62'
    Draft 24' (lim)
    Speed 17.7 kts (trial)
    Complement
    56 Officers
    593 Enlisted
    Troop Accommodations
    87 Officers
    1,475 Enlisted
    Largest Boom Capacity 35 t.
    Cargo Capacity 150,000 cu. ft, 2,900 tons
    Boats
    two LCMs
    twelve LCVPs
    three LCPUs
    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
    NFSO 7,780 Bbls
    Diesel 970 Bbls
    Propulsion
    one Westinghouse geared turbine
    two Babcock & Wilcox 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
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    Randall 41k USS Randall (APA-224) at anchor in Hampton Roads, 6 June 1945. Chuck Ulrich, AP Troop Transportation Group
    Randall 126k USS Randall (APA-224) moored pierside, Pier 4 NOB Norfolk, VA. Other ships in the photo include, far distance USS Hornet CVA-12, near distance USS Vulcan AR-5, a heavy cruiser and several destroyers, circa early 1950s. Tom Langford
    Randall 27k USS Randall (APA-224) underway, date and location unknown Hyperwar US Navy in World War II
    USS Randall (APA-224)
    DANFS history entry located at the US Naval History and Heritage Command
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information Web Sites
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
    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 26 March 2010