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USS Jerauld (APA-174)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Delta - Uniform - Bravo
NDUB

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 (1) - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp)

Haskell Class Attack Transport:

Laid down in 1944 as a Maritime Commission type (VC2-S-AP5) hull under Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 140) at Oregon Shipbuilding Group, Portland, OR.

Launched, 3 November 1944

Acquired by the Navy from the Maritime Commission and Commissioned USS Jerauld (APA-174), 28 November 1944, at Astoria, OR. CDR. Roger E. Perry USN (24) in command

During World War II USS Jerauld was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater:
TransRon Twenty-One, COMO. J.R. Palmer USN (13);
TransDiv Sixty-Two, CAPT. H. E. Padock USN (15), and participated in the following campaign:

Campaign and Dates
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign
Okinawa Gunto operation Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, 17 to 22 April and 27 to 30 June 1945

Following World War II USS Jerauld was assigned to Occupation service in the Far East from 7 to 29 October 1945

Decommissioned, 6 May 1946, at Norfolk, VA.

Returned to the Maritime Commission, 17 May 1946, for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, James River Group, Lee Hall, VA.

Struck from the Naval Register, 21 May 1946

USS Jerauld earned one battle star for World War II service

Final Disposition, sold for scrapping 17 May 1974, to Intershitra Corp, Netherlands, for $771,500, delivered 21 June 1974

Specifications:
Displacement 6,873 t.(lt) 14,837 t.(fl)
Length 455'
Beam 62'
Speed 17.7 kts (trial)

Complement

Officers 56

Enlisted 480

Troop Accommodations

Officers 80

Enlisted 1,440

Largest Boom Capacity 35 t.

Cargo Capacity, 2,900 DWT

non-refrigerated 150,000 cu. ft.

Boats

two LCMs

one open LCPL

one covered LCPL (Captain's Gig)

two LCPRs

eighteen LCVPs

Armament

one single 5"/38 cal dual-purpose gun mount

four twin 40mm AA gun mounts

one quad 40mm AA gun mount

10 single 20mm AA gun mounts

Fuel Capacities

NSFO 7,780 Bbls

Diesel 970 Bbls

Propulsion

one Westinghouse geared turbine

two Babcock and Wilcox header-type boilers, 465psi 750°

double Westinghouse Main Reduction Gears

three turbo-drive 300Kw 120V/240V D.C. Ship's Service Generators

single propeller, 8,500shp

Size	Image Description	Contributed By
21k	*USS Jerauld* (APA-174)**, at anchor, date and location unknown.	Russ Padden webmaster Amphibious Forces WWII Web Site
47k	*USS Jerauld* (APA-174) in Fast Convoy in April 1945, carrying men and material for the invasion of Okinawa. Photo taken from USS Bosque (APA-135)**.	LT. Bob Kiess (MC) USNR, USS Bosque Medical Officer 1944-45
161k	*USS Jerauld* (APA-174)** under way, circa late 1945 or early 1946. US Naval History and Heritage Command Photo # NH 83483. Courtesy of Donald M. McPherson, 1975.	US Naval History and Heritage Command

USS Jerauld (APA-174)
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS)

Commanding Officers
01	CDR. Perry, Roger Edison, USN (USNA 1924)	28 November 1944 - 6 May 1946


Courtesy Wolfgang Hechler and Ron Reeves

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

Additional Web Sites of Interest
Amphibious Forces WWII- USS Jerauld APA 174
MARAD Vessel History Database

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