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DE-54 / APD-38 Daniel T. Griffin


USS Daniel T. Griffin (APD-38) was transferred to Chile, renamed BACH Virgilio Uribe (APD-29)
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons



Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - Combat Action Ribbon
Second Row - American Campaign Medal - Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1)
Bottom Row - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - Philippine Liberation Medal
Charles Lawrence Class High-speed Transport:
  • Laid down, 7 September 1942, as a Buckley Class Destroyer Escort at Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard, Hingham. MA.
  • Launched, 25 February 1943
  • Commissioned USS Daniel T. Griffin (DE-54), 9 June 1943, at Boston Navy Yard, Boston, MA., LCDR P. M. Fenton, USNR, in command
  • Converted at Staten Island, N.Y. to a High-speed Transport
  • Redesignated (APD-38), 23 October 1944
  • Decommissioned, 30 May 1946
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 1 December 1966
  • Sold to Chile, 17 January 1967, for $24,000, renamed BACH Virgilio Uribe (APD-29)
  • Final Disposition, disposed of by Chile in 1995, sold for scrapping
  • Daniel T. Griffin earned one battle star for World War II service
    Specifications:
    Displacement 1,400 t.
    Length 306' (ovl)
    Beam 36' 10"
    Draft 13' 6" (max)
    Speed 24 kt.
    Range 6,000 nautical miles at 12 kts.
    Complement 186
    Troop Accommodations 162
    Boats 4 LCVP landing craft
    Armament 1 5"/38 dual purpose gun mount, 3 twin 40mm gun mounts, 8 single 20mm gun mounts, 2 depth charge tracks
    Propulsion 2 GE Turbines, (turbo-electric drive), 2 boilers, 2 shafts, 12,000 Shaft horsepower
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    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation
    Fleet Reserve Association
    Crew Contact
    Contact: Lester B. Phillips
    Address: 1525 Rosedale Lane #7 Caņon City, CO 81212
    Phone: (719) 269-1300
    E-mail: USS Daniel T. Griffin (APD-38)
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    Destroyer Escort Sailors Association
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