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USS Dorchester (APB-46)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Bravo - Charlie - Yankee
NBCY

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - American Campaign Medal
Bottom Row - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal- World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp)

Benewah Class Self-propelled Barracks Ship:

Authorized as LST-1112

Redesignated General Stores Issue Ship named Dorchester (AKS-17), 8 December 1944

Redesignated Self-propelled Barracks Ship (APB-46)

Laid down, date unknown, at Missouri Valley Bridge and Iron Co., Evansville, IN.

Launched, 12 April 1945

Commissioned USS Dorchester (APB-46), 15 June 1945, LT. William T. Roberts, Jr., USNR in command

During World War II USS Dorchester (APB-46) was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater

Following World War II USS Dorchester (APB-46) was assigned to Occupation service in Japan from 8 October 1945 to 4 March 1946

Decommissioned, 16 October 1946, at Vancouver WA. and laid up in Reserve

Struck from the Naval Register, 1 June 1973

Withdrawn from the Pacific Reserve Fleet, 1 June 1974

Merchant Service

Sold, 1 August 1974, to Pacific Fisheries, Inc., Vancouver, WA. for conversion to commercial service

Converted in 1987 to a fish processing vessel, renamed Pacific Pride

Sold circa 2002 to Trident Seafoods, of Seattle, WA., rename Alaska Packer

Current Disposition, active in Alaska fisheries

APB Specifications:
Displacement 4,000 t.
Length 328'
Beam 50'
Draft 11' 2"
Speed 12 kts.

Complement

Officers 12

Enlisted 125

Troop Accommodation

Officers 28

Enlisted 274

Largest Boom Capacity 5 t.

Armament

two quad 40mm AA gun mounts

twenty .50 and .30 cal machine guns

Fuel Capacity

Diesel 4,485 Bbls

Propulsion

two General Motors 12-567A Diesel engines

double Falk Main Reduction Gears

five Diesel-drive 100Kw 120V/240V Ship's Service Generators

twin rudders

two propellers, 1,600shp

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description	Contributed By
USS Dorchester (APB-46)
10134601	69k	*USS Dorchester* (APB-46)** probably returning to San Francisco from the Western Pacific on 9 April 1946. US Naval History and Heritage Command photo # NH 78558 from the collections of the US Naval Historical Center and (10134602) courtesy Shipscribe.com	Robert Hurst (10134601 Mike Green (10134602)
10134602	93k		Robert Hurst (10134601 Mike Green (10134602)
Commercial Service
10134603	46k	Ex-*USS Dorchester* (APB-46)) in commerical service as the fish factory ship Alaska Packer*, date and location unknown. Photo from www.shipspotting.com by apachio*	John Spivey
			John Spivey

USS Dorchester (APB-46)
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS)

Commanding Officers
01	LT. Roberts Jr., William Thomas, USNR	15 June 1945 - 20 December 1945
02	LT. Quartulli, Onofrio T., USNR	20 December 1945 - 4 March 1946
03	LTjg. Spoeneman, Arthur L., USNR	4 March 1946 - 1 April 1946
04	LTjg. Main, Edward Leland, USNR	1 April 1946 - 16 October 1946


Courtesy Wolfgang Hechler and Ron Reeves

Crew Contact And Reunion Information
U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log

Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
Alaska Packer photos located on the Marinetraffic.com web site

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