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DE-594 / APD-104 William J. Pattison


Flag Hoist/International Radio Call Sign:
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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
Bottom Row - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Medal (with Asia clasp) - Philippine Liberation Medal
Crosley Class High-speed Transport:
  • Laid down, 4 January 1944, as (DE-594), a Rudderow Class Destroyer Escort at Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard Co, Hingham, MA.
  • Launched, 15 February 1944
  • Redesignated a Crosley Class High-speed Transport, 17 July 1944
  • Commissioned USS William J. Pattison (APD-104), 27 February 1945, LCDR. Leslie W. Bennett, USNR, in command
  • Decommissioned in March 1946 at Green Cove Springs, FL.
  • Laid up in the Atlantic Reserve Fleet, Green Cove Springs
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 1 June 1960
  • Final Disposition, sold 18 January 1962 for scrapping to First Steel and Ship Corp., New York N.Y.
    Specifications:
    Displacement 1,400 t.
    Length 306' (ovl)
    Beam 37"
    Draft 12' 7" (limiting)
    Speed 23.6 kts (trial)
    Range 6,000 nautical miles at 12 kts.
    Complement 12-15 Officers, 189-192 Enlisted
    Troop Capacity 12 Officers, 150 Enlisted
    Boats 4 LCVP landing craft
    Troop Accoutrements 6 1/4 ton trucks, 2 1 ton trucks, 4 ammunition carts, 4 pack howitzers
    Storage Ammunition 6,000 cu. ft., General Cargo 3,500 cu. ft., Gasoline 1,000 cu. ft.
    Armament
    one single 5"/38 dual purpose gun mount
    three single twin 40mm AA gun mounts six single 20mm AA gun mounts
    two depth charge tracks
    Propulsion 2 Foster-Wheeler DR boilers, 2 GE Turbines, (turbo-electric drive), 2 shafts, 12,000shp
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    William J. Pattison 177k William J. Pattison (APD-104) being moved by tugs to her fitting out dock after launching, 15 February 1944, at Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard Co, Hingham, MA.. Paul Rebold
    William J. Pattison 47k William J. Pattison (APD-104) refueling from an unidentified APA, 26 August 1944. Mark Wealand in honor of his father Richard John Wealand USS William J. Pattison
    William J. Pattison 19k William J. Pattison (APD-104) underway in stormy weather, 18 September 1944. Mark Wealand in honor of his father Richard John Wealand USS William J. Pattison
    William J. Pattison 28k William J. Pattison (APD-104) at anchor off Okinawa, during Japanese kamikaze attack, circa late July-early August 1945. Mark Wealand in honor of his father Richard John Wealand USS William J. Pattison
    William J. Pattison 29k William J. Pattison (APD-104) at anchor off Okinawa, during Japanese kamikaze attack, circa late July-early August 1945. Note anti-aircraft fire. Mark Wealand in honor of his father Richard John Wealand USS William J. Pattison
    William J. Pattison 27k William J. Pattison (APD-104) alongside a Japanese battleship in Tokyo Harbor, September 1945, (Photo is titled "First ship to enter Tokyo Harbor). Mark Wealand in honor of his father Richard John Wealand USS William J. Pattison
    William J. Pattison 23k William J. Pattison (APD-104) at anchor in Japanese waters following World War II during occupation duty, date and place unknown. Mark Wealand in honor of his father Richard John Wealand USS William J. Pattison
    William J. Pattison 45k William J. Pattison (APD-104) at anchor in Japanese waters following World War II during occupation duty, date and place unknown. Howard Baugues in honor of his father Reuben H. Baugues S2/c USS William J. Pattison
    William J. Pattison 68k William J. Pattison (APD-104) crew members Reuben H. Baugues, at right, and an unidentified sailor display a captured Japanese Naval Flag, date and place unknown. Howard Baugues in honor of his father Reuben H. Baugues S2/c USS William J. Pattison
    William J. Pattison 99k William J. Pattison (APD-104) crew members Reuben H. Baugues, at right, and an unidentified sailor display a captured Japanese Naval Flag, date and place unknown. Howard Baugues in honor of his father Reuben H. Baugues S2/c USS William J. Pattison
    William J. Pattison 186k Japanese currency discovered by UDT-18 members in a tunnel on one of the Japanese islands and brought back to William J. Pattison (APD-104). Howard Baugues in honor of his father Reuben H. Baugues S2/c USS William J. Pattison
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    DANFS history entry located at the US Naval Historical Center
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