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NavSource Online: Service Ship Photo Archive


Contributed by Don Mc Grogan

USS Bountiful (AH-9)

AH-9 WWII-International Radio Call Sign:
November - Xray - November - Golf
NXNG
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USS Henderson (AP-1) (1920 - 1943)

AP-1 1927-International Radio Call Sign:
Negative - Easy - Sail - Dog
NESD
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USS Henderson (Transport #1) (1917 - 1920)

Transport #1 1913-International Radio Call Sign:
Nan - Oboe - Have
NOH

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons



Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - World War I Victory Medal (with bronze star in lieu of Transport clasp) - Second Nicaraguan Campaign Medal - Yangtze Service Medal
Second Row - China Service Medal - American Defense Service Medal (with bronze star in lieu of Fleet clasp) - American Campaign Medal
Third Row - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (4) - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp)


  • Laid down, 19 June 1915, at Philadelphia Navy Yard, Philadelphia, PA.
  • Launched, 17 June 1916
  • Commissioned USS Henderson (Transport #1), 24 May 1917, at Philadelphia, PA., CDR. George W. Steel, in command
  • Designated (AP-1), 17 July 1920
  • Decommissioned, 13 October 1943, for conversion to a Hospital Ship at General Engineering and Dry Dock, Co., Oakland, CA.
  • Recommissioned USS Bountiful (AH-9), 23 March 1944, CDR. G. L. Burns in command
  • During World War II USS Bountiful was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater and participated in the following campaigns:

    Asiatic-Pacific Campaigns
    Campaign and Dates Campaign and Dates
    Marianas operation
    Capture and occupation of Saipan, 1 to 2 July 1944
    Capture and occupation of Guam, 28 July to 2 August 1944
    Iwo Jima operation
    Assault and occupation of Iwo Jima, 12 to 14 March 1945
    Western Caroline Islands operation
    Capture and occupation of southern Palau Islands, 6 September to 14 October 1944
    Okinawa Gunto operation
    Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, 25 April to 11 June 1945

  • Following World War II USS Bountiful was assigned to Occupation service in the Far East from 23 November 1945 to 5 April 1946
  • USS Bountiful was assigned to Joint Task Force 1, Task Unit 1.8.4 (Service Group - Medical Unit for Operation Crossroads the atomic bomb tests at Bikini Atoll in July 1946
  • Decommissioned, 13 September 1946, at Seattle, WA.
  • Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
  • USS Bountiful (AH-9) earned four battle stars for World War II service
  • Turned over to the Maritime Commission for disposal
  • Final Disposition, sold for scrapping by the Maritime Commission, 28 January 1948 to Consolidated Builders Inc., Seattle, WA.
    Specifications:
    Displacement 7,730 t.(lt), 11,250 t.(fl)
    Length 483' 10"
    Beam 61' 1"
    Draft 16' 2"
    Speed 12 kts.
    Complement
    (AP) 233
    (AH) 50 Officers, 417 Enlisted
    Troop Accommodations 1,695; (AP)
    Patients 477 (AH)
    Armament
    (AP) eight 5"/51 guns, two 3"/50 guns, two 1-pdrs
    (AH) none
    Fuel Capacities
    NSFO 6,500Bbls
    Diesel 600Bbls
    Propulsion
    two Philadelphia Navy Yard triple expansion reciprocating steam engine
    three Babcock & Wilcox header-type boilers, 190psi, sat
    three turbo-drive Ship's Service Generators, 200Kw 120V D.C.
    twin propeller, 4,000shp

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    USS Henderson
    Henderson 112k
    Namesake

    USS Henderson was named for Archibald Henderson, who was born in Fairfax County, Va., 21 January 1783, and was appointed a Second Lieutenant in the Marine Corps 4 June 1806. He served in Constitution during her famous victories in the War of 1812. He was appointed Colonel Commandant of the Marine Corps 17 October 1820. Colonel Henderson served in the field during the Indian Wars and held the post of Commandant for 38 years, longer than any other man. Under his leadership the Corps developed into a formidable arm of the nation's naval forces. General Henderson died suddenly 6 January 1859.
    Photo: USMC History Division
    Bill Gonyo
    Henderson 118k Henderson (Transport #1) under construction at Navy Yard Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA., circa spring 1916. Printed on postcard stock.
    US Navy photo # NH 105427 from the collections of the US Naval History and Heritage Command , donation of Dr. Mark Kulikowski, 2007.
    Robert Hurst
    Henderson 100k Henderson (Transport #1) "was the first large ship to be gyro-stabilized. The stabilizing unit was installed while the ship was being built at the Philadelphia Navy Yard. This view of the whole ship, taken on 13 April 1917, shows the size of the stabilizer compared to the ship. The gyros being installed through the side of the ship, weigh four-fifths of one per cent of the displacement of the ship, approximately 80 tons. The gyros are capable of holding the ship down to three degrees of roll in the roughest weather. On numerous trans-Atlantic crossings experiments have been conducted, rolling the ship with the stabilizers for experimental director gun fire as well as stabilizing the ship for economy in effort in operation and comfort of personnel on board. Henderson was well fitted for these experiments, being equipped with eight five-inch guns and a complete fire control director." (quoted from the original 1917-vintage photo caption)
    US Navy photo # NH 53509 from the collections of the US Naval History and Heritage Command .
    US Naval History and Heritage Command
    Henderson
    NH 53509
    100k USS Henderson (Transport #1)'s "gyroscopic stabilizers being installed through the side of the ship while in dry dock at the Philadelphia Navy Yard on 13 April 1917. To accomplish this, the two gyro units were placed on a barge and docked with the ship. Two plates were then removed from the side of the ship, and the gyros were skidded down on to their foundations inside. Each of the gyro units weighed about 30 tons." (quoted from the original 1917-vintage photo caption).
    US Naval History and Heritage Command photo's # NH 53509 and NH 53508 and unknown all source courtesy of Sperry-Rand Corporation.
    Ron Reeves
    Henderson
    NH 53508
    88k
    Henderson 71k
    Henderson 150k Launching of Henderson (Transport #1) at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, 17 June 1916. Henderson was the first ship built on League Island.
    US Navy photo.
    Ron Reeves
    Henderson 81k USS Henderson (Transport #1) at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, 9 June 1917, preparing for her trial trip. The searchlights above the bridge were soon lowered. The boat crane aft has not yet been installed.
    US Navy photo # NH 53505, from the collections of the US Naval History and Heritage Command .
    US National Archives
    Henderson 166k Breech view of one of USS Henderson (Transport #1)'s stern 5"/51 guns, circa 1930s, location unknown. Note the Parrot.
    Photo by CWO4 Cecil Wood USMC
    Donald Wood for his father CWO4 Cecil Wood
    Henderson 63k USS Henderson (Transport #1) departing the United States on her third wartime trip to Europe with Nurses, Officers and Marines on board, circa 1917. The boat crane aft has not yet been installed.
    US Navy photo # NH 99380, from the collections of the US Naval History and Heritage Command , collection of Arthur J. Rozett.
    US Naval History and Heritage Command
    Henderson 72k USS Henderson (Transport #1) under way, probably circa early 1918 before the boat crane was added to the main mast.
    US Navy photo # NH 99381 from the collections of the US Naval History and Heritage Command , collection of Commander (Chaplain) Haines H. Lippincott, donated by his sister in 1973.
    US Naval History and Heritage Command
    Henderson 74k USS Henderson (Transport #1) at left, and USS Leviathan (ID-1326) at center, photographed circa May 1918, probably at Brest, France. They were members of a convoy escorted by USS Wakiva II (SP-160), from which this photograph was presumably taken. Wakiva was lost in a collision, 22 May 1918. Note both ships' "dazzle" camouflage
    US Navy photo # NH 105753 from the collections of the US Naval History and Heritage Command , courtesy of James A. Turner Jr., from the collection of Samuel A Turner Jr., who served in USS Wakiva during World War I
    Robert Hurst
    Henderson 71k USS Henderson (Transport #1) at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, 22 April 1918, after completing several transatlantic trooping voyages. A large boat crane has been added to her main mast and both masts have prominent tops. She has recently been painted in a pattern camouflage scheme. Three of her eight 5"/50 guns are visible.
    US Navy photo # NH 53506 from the collections of the US Naval History and Heritage Command .
    US Naval History and Heritage Command
    Henderson 385k USS Henderson (Transport #1) arriving at Hoboken, N. J with wounded soldiers on board, circa 1918.
    US Navy photo from "A History Of The transport Service: Adventures And Experiences Of United States Transports And Cruisers In The World War", by VADM Albert Gleaves, USN, Published by George H Doran Co., N.Y.
    Robert Hurst
    Henderson 95k Halftone reproduction of a photograph of USS Henderson (Transport #1) taken circa the latter part of 1918, while the ship was wearing wartime 'dazzle' camouflage. This view was published circa 1919 as one of ten images in a 'Souvenir Folder' concerning USS Henderson.
    US Navy photo # NH 105753 from the collections of the US Naval History and Heritage Command , donation of Dr. Mark Kulikowski, 2007.
    Robert Hurst
    Henderson 81k USS Henderson (Transport #1) showing a partial view of the ship's side, taken circa 1918, when she was painted in pattern camouflage. A steam lighter is alongside. The original image is printed on post card ("AZO") stock.
    US Navy photo # NH 106284 from the collections of the US Naval History and Heritage Command, donation of Charles R. Haberlein Jr., 2008.
    Robert Hurst
    Henderson 148k USS Henderson (Transport #1), moored at American Docks, Bassens, Bordeaux, France, 3 February 1919, while loading casuals, sick and wounded.
    US Army Signal Corps photo courtesy of the National Museum of Health and Medicine.
    Michael Rhode, Archivist / Curator, US Navy BUMED Communications Directorate (M09B7) Office of Medical History
    USS Henderson (AP-1)
    Henderson 81k USS Henderson (AP-1) at Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth, VA., 23 March 1921. Panoramic photograph by Crosby, 324 First Street, Portsmouth, VA.
    US Navy photo # NH 99370 from the collections of the US Naval History and Heritage Command , collection of Lawrence E. Archambeault, Sr. Donated by his son, George R. Archambeault, September 1987.
    US Naval History and Heritage Command
    Henderson 66k USS Henderson (AP-1) at anchor, March 1922, location unknown.
    US Naval History Heritage Command photo # NH 1031.
    US Naval History and Heritage Command
    Henderson 163k USS Henderson (AP-1) at anchor, probable in March 1922, location unknown. Brian Miller
    Henderson 106k USS Henderson (AP-1) at the Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth, VA., 20 May 1922, just before sailing for Japan with Secretary of the Navy Denby and the U.S. Naval Academy Class of 1881. USS T-1 (SS-52) is to the right, alongside USS Fulton (AS-1), and the upperworks of two colliers are visible in the background.
    US Navy photo # NH 82524 from the collections of the US Naval History and Heritage Command , courtesy of W. E. and R. W. Bennington, 1974, from the collection of William E. Bennington.
    US Naval History and Heritage Command
    Henderson 210k Secretary of the Navy Edwin Denby poses on the deck of USS Henderson (AP-1) with members of the US Naval Academy Class of 1881 and crew of Henderson, 20 May 1922. Captain Arthur MacArthur III, Commanding Officer of Henderson, sits on his left in the photo taken at the Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth, VA. at the beginning of their voyage to Japan.
    Photo donated to the MacArthur Museum and Library by the MacArthur family. National Archives photo.
    Bill Gonyo
    Henderson 86k Secretary of the Navy Edwin Denby on board USS Henderson (AP-1) at Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth, VA., 20 May 1922, at the beginning of her voyage to Japan with the U.S. Naval Academy Class of 1881. Photographed by Peck and entitled "That Famous Denby Smile".
    US Naval History and Heritage Command Photo # NH 82526. Collection of William E. Bennington. Donated by W.E. and R.W. Bennington, 1974.
    Robert Hurst
    Henderson 113k USS Henderson (AP-1) Photographed from an aircraft while flying the flag of Secretary of the Navy Edwin Denby and returning a gun salute in the early 1920s. USS Wyoming (BB-32) or USS Arkansas (BB-33) is in the background, with crew manning the rails.
    US Navy photo # NH 53241 from the collections of the US Naval History and Heritage Command , courtesy of W. E. and R. W. Bennington, 1974, from the collection of William E. Bennington.
    US Naval History and Heritage Command
    Henderson
    Library of Congress, Photo No. LC-H234-A-5790
    315k USS Henderson (AP-1) at anchor in the Caribbean in May 1923 while performing ceremonial flagship duties for Congressional Representatives fleet observations.
    Library of Congress, Photo No. LC-H234-A-5790 and Library of Congress, Photo No. LC-H234-A-5811.
    Mike Green
    Henderson
    Library of Congress, Photo No. LC-H234-A-5811
    308k
    Henderson 82k USS Henderson (AP-1) departing Ragusa, Italy, in 1923 with crewmen of USS Pittsburgh (CA-4), the flagship of Naval Forces in Europe, and other personnel on board for transportation home. The forecastle of Pittsburgh is in the foreground.
    US Navy photo # NH 99414, from the collections of the US Naval History and Heritage Command , collection of Chief Boatswain Mate George Behrens.
    US Naval History and Heritage Command
    Henderson
    City of Vancouver Archives, Photo No. AM1506-S3-2-: CVA 447-2290.1
    555k USS Henderson (AP-1) docking/docked at Vancouver BC circa 1923.
    City of Vancouver Archives, Photo No. AM1506-S3-2-: CVA 447-2290.1, and City of Vancouver Archives, Photo No. AM1506-S3-2-: CVA 447-2290, by Walter E. Frost
    Mike Green
    Henderson
    City of Vancouver Archives, Photo No. AM1506-S3-2-: CVA 447-2290
    489k
    Henderson
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    N1271.01
    310k President Harding preceded by Mrs. Harding disembark from USS Henderson (AP-1) at Vancouver, B.C.., 26 July 1923
    City of Vancouver Archives, reference number N1271.01 and P941.2 - from the collection of Matthews, Maj.James Skitt (1878-1970).
    Bob Canchola
    Henderson
    09120990
    P941.2.
    329k
    Henderson 76k USS Henderson (AP-1) moored pierside at San Francisco, CA., 2 August 1923. The accompanying news paper article states. "Harding's 'Jinx Ship' Hopes Hoodoo Permanently Gone. Officers and men of the naval transport Henderson, 'jinx ship' which took President Harding to Alaska, are hoping that the hoodoo that has been following the boat all through her career is lifted. The Henderson inherited her 'jinx' long before the present trip, when she broke down and caught fire at sea on an earlier voyage. Returning to Seattle from Alaska with the President aboard, the Henderson rammed the destroyer Zelin; then docked; landed the President; put to sea and in a few hours rammed the barkentine Monterey. The fact that the Henderson had these two accidents in one day, with the President of the United States aboard, and not a man hurt, is a sign the jinx is gone, the sailors say. The picture shows the Henderson as she tied up in San Francisco to await the President's recovery." David Wright
    Koka
    094703102
    333k USS Koka (AT-31) served the West Coast Naval Districts from 1922 to 1937. Here she is working with transport USS Henderson (AP-1), one of many occasions they crossed courses on Henderson's cruises. John Chiquoine
    Henderson 120k USS Henderson (AP-1) with Secretary of the Navy Curtis D. Wilbur on board in August 1925.
    A better copy of US Navy photo # NH 53504, from the collections of the US Naval History and Heritage Command .
    Tommy Trampp, courtesy Gary T. Hunt
    Henderson 575k Stern view of USS Henderson (AP-1) taken mid '20's. From USS S-42 (SS-153) cruise book. Boat in foreground is not the S-42. Ric Hedman
    Henderson 113k USS Henderson (AP-1) at Philadelphia Navy Yard, 17 February 1927, while loading supplies and material destined for Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. She also picked up 800 sailors at Newport while enroute to Cuba. The ships ultimate destination was probably Nicaragua.
    International Newsreel photo
    Tommy Trampp
    Henderson 78k USS Henderson (AP-1) preparing to land Marines at Corinto, Nicaragua, in March 1927. Note, the base of the ship's large crane at the after end of the main superstructure.
    US Navy photo # NH 99383, from the collections of the US Naval History and Heritage Command , collection of John Spector, donated by Mrs. Minnie Spector in 1976.
    US Naval History and Heritage Command
    Henderson 82k USS Henderson (AP-1) landing Marines at Corinto, Nicaragua, in March 1927.
    US Navy photo # NH 99382, from the collections of the US Naval History and Heritage Command , collection of John Spector, donated by Mrs. Minnie Spector in 1976.
    US Naval History and Heritage Command
    Henderson 52k USS Henderson (AP-1) in port at anchor during the 1920s or 1930s.
    US Navy photo # NH 99412 from the collections of the US Naval History and Heritage Command , collection of Chief Boatswain Mate Ralph B. Turpin, donated in 1963.
    US Naval History and Heritage Command
    Henderson 81k USS Henderson (AP-1) under way between the wars. Note, the boat crane and the large nest of boats aft of the main superstructure.
    US Navy photo # NH 53503 from the collections of the US Naval History and Heritage Command .
    US Naval History and Heritage Command
    Henderson 70k Aerial view of USS Henderson (AP-1) alongside an unidentified pier during the 1920s or 1930s. Note, the battleship-style crane at the after end of the superstructure for handling the ship's many large boats. The ship may be in the process of embarking or disembarking troops.US Navy photo # NH 99309 from the collections of the US Naval History and Heritage Command . US Naval History and Heritage Command
    Henderson 54k USS Henderson (AP-1) under way, circa 1920s, location unknown. Robert M. Cieri
    Henderson 74k USS Henderson (AP-1) preparing to depart Shanghai, China, 15 June1931. Manuel Tafoya Sr.
    Henderson 98k USS Henderson (AP-1) at Coco Solo, Panama Canal Zone, on 6 January 1933. Photographed from an aircraft based at Naval Air Station, Coco Solo. Note, the open cargo hatch forward of the bridge.
    US Navy photo # NH 99308 from the collections of the US Naval History and Heritage Command
    US Naval History and Heritage Command
    Henderson
    09120981
    84k USS Henderson (AP-1) preparing to leave Pier 5, Philadelphia Navy Yard, 3 February 1933. The ship is transporting physicians, nurses and Marines assigned to duty in Panama, the West Coast and Asiatic Stations.
    Philadelphia Evening Bulletin , George D. McDowell Collection
    Mike Green
    Henderson 76k USS Henderson (AP-1) under way in the Panama Canal, circa 1930-40.
    US Navy photo.
    Brad Proffitt for his father Floyd Proffitt, USS Thresher, SS-200
    Henderson 78k USS Henderson (AP-1) transiting the Panama Canal before World War II.US Navy photo # NH 68979 from the collections of the US Naval History and Heritage Command , courtesy of Donald M. McPherson, 1969. US Naval History and Heritage Command
    Henderson 95k Menu cover from USS Henderson (AP-1) Ball for Officers and Crew, 5 March 1934, Shanghai, China. Thanks to the China Marines. Tommy Trampp
    Henderson 123k USS Henderson (AP-1) moored pierside, date and location unknown.
    Thanks to the China Marines.
    Tommy Trampp
    Henderson 39k USS Henderson (AP-1) under way, prior to World War II. This image is from a set of ship recognition cards, circa 1935-1940. John Chiquoine
    Henderson
    09120983
    100k USS Henderson (AP-1) moored pierside at Naval Station San Diego, circa 1930s.
    US National Archives Identifier 23935115 a US Army Air Corps photo now in the collections of the US Nation Archives
    David Upton
    Henderson 204k USS Henderson (AP-1) moored pierside, probably at Naval Station Pearl Harbor, date unknown. Tommy Trampp, courtesy Gary T. Hunt
    Henderson
    09120982
    214k USS Henderson (AP-1) moored pierside at Manila, P.I., 12 December 1938,
    a US Army Air Corps photo now in the collections of the US National Archives
    David Upton
    Henderson
    09120986
    142k USS Henderson (AP-1) at Shanghai, China in 1938.
    From the Walter Pegg collection
    Jay Milewski
    Henderson
    09120987
    137k
    Henderson
    09120980
    313k USS Henderson (AP-1) at anchor at Naval Station Pearl Harbor, T.H. during the 1941 Fleet Review.
    Photo by Life Magazine's Carl Mydans. Used for educational and non-commercial purposes.
    John Chiquoine
    Henderson
    09120979
    360k Aerial view of USS Henderson (AP-1) and USS Chester (CA-27) moored at pier 46 in China Basin, San Francisco, 11-15 March 1942. This occasion is a stop in a year of convoying between San Francisco, San Diego, and Pearl Harbor. Dave Schroeder and John Chiquoine
    Henderson
    09120984
    105k Original Linen Postcard by Herz Postcards of San Diego ofUSS Henderson (AP-1) circa 1930-1943, Linen post cards were manufactured between 1930-1945. James Bass
    USS Bountiful (AH-9)
    Bountiful 87k Aft plan view of Bountiful (AH-9) at General Engineering and Dry Dock, Co., Oakland, CA. while undergoing conversion to a Hospital Ship, 18 March 1944.
    Navy Yard Mare Island photo # 1831-44.
    Darryl Baker
    Bountiful
    USNHHC NH 103569
    70k USS Bountiful (AH-9) near the Mare Island Navy Yard, 27 March 1944, after conversion to a hospital ship. She is temporarily painted gray and designated "AP-0" prior to being formally designated as a hospital ship.
    US Naval History and Heritage Command photo # NH 103569 and US National Archives, RG-19-LCM. Photo # 19-N-65291, courtesy Shipscribe.com.
    Robert Hurst
    Bountiful
    US National Archives, RG-19-LCM. Photo # 19-N-65291
    136k
    Bountiful 89k USS Bountiful (AH-9) under way off Guam, 24 July 1944, three days after the initial landings.
    US National Archives photo # 80-G-256987 a US Navy photo now in the collections of the US National Archives. Photographed from USS New Mexico (BB-40).
    US Naval History and Heritage Command
    Bountiful
    09120949
    220k Two views of USS Bountiful (AH-9) at anchor, 9 November 1944, probably at Palaus, to bring casualties of the Peleliu landing to hospitals in the Solomons.
    Navy Medicine photo # 14-0057-001.
    09120949-Robert Hurst
    09120985-Tim Smith
    Bountiful
    09120985
    41k
    Bountiful 93k USS Bountiful (AH-9) with marine casualties from Palau on board, arriving at Point Cruz, Guadalcanal, 29 September 1944. Red Cross workers wait on the dock.
    US National Archives photo # 80-G-181842 from "Hospital Ships of World War II: An Illustrated Reference" by Emory A. Massman.
    Robert Hurst
    Bountiful 71k USS Bountiful (AH-9) at Ulithi Atoll, Caroline Islands, 24 March 1945.
    US Naval History and Heritage Command photo # NH 103574 from the collections of the US Naval History and Heritage Command ..
    Robert Hurst
    Bountiful 81k USS Bountiful (AH-9) taking casualties on board from USS Bunker Hill (CV-17) on 12 May 1945, one day after the carrier was devastated by a kamikaze attack. USS The Sullivans (DD-537) is in the foreground. Photographed by PhoM2/c F. W. Pataye, USN of Service Squadron 6.
    US National Archives photo # 80-G-350765 a US Navy photo now in the collections of the US National Archives.
    US Naval History and Heritage Command
    Bountiful
    09120988
    247k USS Bountiful (AH-9) steams alongside USS Bunker Hill (CV-17) on 12 May 1945, while taking casualties on board, one day after the carrier was devastated by a kamikaze attack.
    Photo contributed by Lipo Davis, son of CDR Judson C. Davis, Jr.
    Chin Yo Chu
    Bountiful 130k USS Bountiful (AH-9) nurses on deck while the ship is alongside USS Wisconsin (BB-64) taking on injured seamen.
    US Navy photo # 80-G-320452 now in the collections of the US National Archives. Photo from "Hospital Ships of World War II: An Illustrated Reference" by Emory A. Massman.
    Robert Hurst
    Bountiful 74k USS Bountiful (AH-9) taking casualties on board from USS Enterprise (CV-6), 15 May 1945, a day after the carrier had been hit by a kamikaze in the vicinity of the forward elevator.
    US Navy photo # NH 99384-A from the collections of the US Naval History and Heritage Command , collection of Admiral Arleigh A. Burke, donated in 1973-75.
    US Naval History and Heritage Command
    Bountiful 397k USS Bountiful (AH-9) under way off Okinawa, circa 24 March to 30 June 1945. Photo was taken from a ship coming alongside to replenish Bountiful or to transfer casualties. Steve Franklin
    Bountiful 65k USS Bountiful (AH-9) at anchor in a Southwestern Pacific port in 1944-45. An Australian cruiser, either HMAS Australia or Shropshire, is in the left distance.
    US National Archives photo # 80-G-K-2138 a US Navy photo now in the collections of the US National Archives.
    US Naval History and Heritage Command
    Bountiful 64k USS Bountiful (AH-9) under way, circa 1944 or 1945.
    US Naval History and Heritage Command Photo # NH 103572
    Robert Hurst
    Bountiful 250k USS Bountiful (AH-9) at Mare Island Navy Yard , after repairs, 4 October 1945. USS San Diego (CL-53) is in the background to the left.
    File name: AH 9 6612-45, Navy Photo, 10/4/45.
    Darryl Baker
    Bountiful 306k Stern plan view of USS Bountiful (AH-9) at Mare Island Navy Yard after repairs, 4 October 1945. The stern of USS San Diego (CL-53) is in the background to the left as is one of the yards small tugs.
    File name: AH 9 6614-45, Navy Photo, 10/4/45.
    Darryl Baker
    Bountiful 730k USS Bountiful (AH-9) at anchor off Mare Island Navy Yard, 5 October 1945.
    US Naval History and Heritage Command photo # NH 103573 from the collections of the US Naval History and Heritage Command .
    Robert Hurst
    Bountiful 71k USS Bountiful (AH-9) at anchor in San Francisco Bay, CA., between August 1945 and May 1946.
    US Navy photo # NH 98752 from the collections of the US Naval Historic Center. Donation of Boatswain's Mate First Class Robert G. Tippins, USN (Retired), 2003.
    US Naval History and Heritage Command

    Salty Review - Bountiful Entertainment Show
    From 1944-1945 Cruisebook - Entertaining patients and crew - Pacific WW2
    G. W. Winkles USS Bountiful 1944-1945 First Division
    Submitted by Tommy Trampp
    Bountiful
    09120971
    Bountiful
    09120972
    Bountiful
    09120973
    Bountiful
    09120974
    Bountiful
    09120975
    Bountiful
    09120976
    Bountiful
    09120977
    Bountiful
    09120978

    USS Henderson (AP-1) / USS Bountiful (AH-9)
    Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS)
    Commanding Officers
    01CDR. Steele Jr., George Washington, USN (USNA 1900)24 May 1917 - 10 August 1918Henderson
    02CDR. Sayles Jr., William Randall, USN (USNA 1899)10 August 1918 - 8 July 1920Henderson
    03CAPT. White, William Russell USN (USNA 1897)8 July 1920 - 11 July 1921Henderson
    04CAPT. MacArthur, Jr., Arthur, USN (USNA 1896)11 July 1921 - 24 May 1923AP-1
    05CAPT. Buchanan, Allen, USN (USNA 1899)24 May 1923 - 17 September 1923 AP-1
    06LCDR. Barnes, William Clifford, USN (USNA 1911)17 September 1923 - 7 October 1923 AP-1
    07LT. Hall, H.7 October 1923 - 10 October 1923 AP-1
    08LCDR. Henderson, Samuel Lenow, USN (USNA 1907)10 October 1923 - 15 October 1923 AP-1
    09CAPT. Buchanan, Allen, USN (USNA 1899)15 October 1923 - 1 October 1924AP-1
    10CAPT. Train, Charles Russell, USN (USNA 1900) :RADM1 October 1924 - 1 June 1926AP-1
    11CAPT. Morris, Robert, USN (USNA 1900)1 June 1926 - 7 May 1928AP-1
    12CAPT. Adams, Roe Reed, USN (USNA 1902)7 May 1928 - 12 August 1930AP-1
    13CAPT. Mauldin, Cleon Wirt, USN (USNA 1904)12 August 1930 - 6 May 1932AP-1
    14CAPT. Hickey, Andrew Samuel, USN (USNA 1906)6 May 1932 - 27 July 1934AP-1
    15CAPT. Osburn, Carl Townsend, USN (USNA 1907)27 July 1934 - 27 June 1936AP-1
    16CAPT. McKee, Ernest Wheeler, USN (USNA 1908)27 June 1936 - 14 July 1937AP-1
    17CAPT. Reordon, Charles Edwin, USN (USNA 1909)14 July 1937 - 15 April 1939AP-1
    18CAPT. Brown, John Joseph, USN (USNA 1912)15 aPRIL 1939 - 26 JunE 1940AP-1
    19CAPT. Redman, Joseph Reasor, USN (USNA 1914) ) :RADM26 June 1940 - 20 January 1941AP-1
    20CDR. Martin, Charles Franklin, USN (USNA 1914) :RADM28 January 1941 - 11 April 1942AP-1
    21CDR. Roberts, James Auburn, USN (USNA 1919)11 April 1942 - 13 October 1943AP-1
     Decommissioned13 October 1943 - 23 March 1944 
    01CDR. Burns, George Louis, USNR23 March 1944 - 18 November 1944AH-9
    02LCDR. Mallard, Phillip W., USNR18 November 1944 - 23 August 1945AH-9
    03CAPT. Moore Alfred M., USNR23 August 1945 - 31 October 1945AH-9
    04CDR. Young, Leil L., USNR31 October 1945 - 11 May 1946AH-9
    05CAPT. Mackey, Donald McArthur, USN11 May 1946 - 28 August 1946AH-9
    06LCDR. Yutkus, Julius Joseph, USN28 August 1946 - 13 September 1946AH-9
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    For more photos and information about USS Henderson (AP-1) and USS Bountiful (AH-9) see;
  • MARAD Vessel History Database
  • USS Henderson Memorabilia
  • The China Marines
  • USS Bountiful (AH-9) Annual Sanitary Report for 1946 Historical Section
  • Robert E. Enders and the USS Bountiful

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