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USS Marathon (APA-200)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Delta - Xray - Tango
NDXT

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive, 22 July 1945) - American Campaign Medal
Bottom Row - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (2) - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp)
Personnel Awards

Silver Star - Kenneth Earl Starrett BM2 USNR [citation] - Purple Heart (36 KIA, 13 WIA, 22 July 1945)

Haskell Class Attack Transport

Laid down, 4 July 1944, as a Maritime Commission type (VC2-S-AP5) hull, under Maritime Commission contract (MCV hull 668) at Kaiser Shipbuilding Corp, Vancouver, WA.

Launched, 7 October 1944

Acquired by the Navy from the Maritime Commission on loan-charter, 27 October 1944

Commissioned USS Marathon (APA-200), 28 October 1944, CDR. John W. McElroy USNR in command

During World War II USS Marathon was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater:
TransRon Eighteen, COMO. J.G. Moyer USN (14);
TransDiv Fifty-Three (flagship) , CAPT. W.N. Thornton USN and participated in the following campaign:

Campaign and Dates	Campaign and Dates
World War II Campaigns
Okinawa Gunto operation Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, 1 to 5 April 1945	Minesweeping operations Pacific Nagoya (Honshu Area), 13 to 25 October 1945 Kure-Hiroshima (Honshu Area), 30 October to 2 December 1945 Kobe (Honshu Area), 3 January to 20 February 1946

Following World War II USS Marathon was assigned to Occupation service from 2 September 1945 to 27 February 1946

Decommissioned, 9 May 1946, at Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, CA.

Struck from the Naval Register, 15 August 1946

USS Marathon earned two battle stars for World War II service

Returned to the Maritime Commission, 8 May 1946 for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Suisun Bay, Benecia, CA.

Final Disposition, sold for scrapping, 18 April 1975, to Union Minerals and Alloys, Removed, 23 May 1975 to NASSCO, Terminal Island, CA.

Specifications:
Displacement 6,873 t. (lt) 14,837 t (fl)
Length 455'
Beam 62'
Speed 19 kts.

Complement

56 Officers

480 Enlisted

Troop Capacity

86 Officers

1,475 Enlisted

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 5"/38 dual-purpose gun mount

one quad 40mm AA gun mount

four twin 40mm AA gun mounts

ten single 20mm AA gun mounts

Propulsion

one Allis-Chalmers geared turbine

two Combustion Engineering header-type boilers

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

one propeller 8,500shp

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description		Contributed By
	55k	*USS Marathon* (APA-200)** at anchor, date and location unknown.		John Wayne Mohney ETM2/c *USS Marathon*
	86k	*USS Marathon* (APA-200)** at anchor, date and location unknown.		John Wayne Mohney ETM2/c *USS Marathon*

USS Marathon (APA-200)
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS)

Commanding Officers
01	CDR. McElroy, John William USNR :RADM	28 October 1944 - 9 June 1945
02	CDR. MacIntyre, Alexander, USN (USNA 1929)	9 June 1945 - 29 November 1945
03	CDR. Bloodworth, Jesse Howard, USNR	29 November 1945 - 9 May 1946

Crew Contact And Reunion Information
U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
APA 200 USS Marathon
MARAD Vessel History Data Base

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