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APA-230 Rockwall

Awards, Citations and 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) - National Defense Service Medal

Haskell Class Attack Transport:

Laid down, 9 September 1944, as a Maritime Commission type (VC2-S-AP5) hull under Maritime Commission contract (MCV hull 676) at Kaiser Shipbuilding Vancouver, WA.

Launched, 5 November 1944

Acquired by the US Navy from the Maritime Commission under loan-charter and Commissioned USS Rockwall (APA-230), 14 January 1945, at Astoria OR.

Decommissioned, 15 March 1947, for lay up in the Atlantic Reserve Fleet

Recommissioned, 3 March 1951, at San Francisco, CA.

Decommissioned, 28 September 1955, for lay up in the Atlantic Reserve Fleet

Struck from the Naval Register, 1 December 1958

Transferred to the Maritime Administration for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet James River, Fort Eustis, VA.

Final Disposition, disposed of by the Maritime Administration in August 1983, fate unknown

Rockwall earned one battle star for World War II 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 1 5"/38 dual-purpose gun mount, 4 twin 40mm gun mounts, 10 single 20mm gun mounts
Propulsion one Westinghouse geared turbine, two Babcock and Wilcox header-type boilers, one propeller, design shaft horsepower 8,500

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description		Contributed By
	30k	Rockwall (APA-230) at anchor, date and place unknown.		Russ Padden
	19k	Rockwall (APA-230) anchored at Asinara, Sardinia, 1956.		Larry Bohn

View the Rockwall (APA-230)
DANFS history entry located on the Haze Gray & Underway web site.

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

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