What you see is what you get. During that period, she suffered a major explosion in Turret #2 with the loss of forty-nine lives. The last stop before she sank was Casco Bay. night in the week. USS North Carolina (BB 55) was on the list of ships present in Casco Bay on 7 December, 1941. Compared to Liberty ships, Victory ships were faster, longer, wider, taller, and had a thinner stack which was set further forward on the superstructure. That means, weve got a mystery U-boat on our hands. November 28, 1921, Commander J. F. Daniels. ,VICTORY SHIPS, shipbuildinghistory.com Merchant ships Victory ships. Originally built in 1919 as SS Edgewood by Skinner and Eddy of Seattle, Washington, then transferred from the Shipping Board on 4 November 1921 and converted for naval us. For the extraordinary operations they participated in, the crew of the ship received multiple awards and honors, such as the Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation, the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, and the National Defense Service Medal. You are not going to believe our connections. At that time, world events previously had little or no impact upon Casco Bay. The ship was christened on 30 June 1944. On 3 July 1946 her operator changed to the Seas Shipping Company of New York. Also I continue to get telephone calls from your Foundation practically on a daily basis which I do not pick up. Attended Navy Signal School for 7 weeks in Casco Bay. was attacked, he provided the escort ships for the Neutrality Patrol George Stewart. Next she took supplies for the assault and occupation of Okinawa Island from 10 May 1945 to 27 May 1945. UNDERWAY! She the British Government under the terms of the Lend Lease Act of 1940. She was operated by the (Pacific-Atlantic SS Company under the United States Merchant Marine act for the War Shipping Administration. ), I recently learned my father who was in the Navy was stationed at Casco Bay. Add To Cart: Wish List: This is the 1/535 scale USS Iowa BB-61 Battleship from Atlantis Model Company. many international ships were being serviced in Bermuda. She was operated under the US Merchant Marine Act for the War Shipping Administration. departed from Philadelphia for duty in the U.S. An additional five escort carriers (CVE) appear in the database. Following World War II USS Preserver was assigned to Occupation service in the Far East from 20 September 1945 to 11 January 1946 USS Preserver (ARS-8) was assigned to Joint Task Force 1, Task Unit 1.2.7 Target Vessel Group - Salvage Units for Operation Crossroads the atomic bomb tests at Bikini Atoll in July 1946 The 10,600-ton ship was constructed for the Maritime Commission. On December 22, 1941, Rear Admiral A. S. Carpender, USN, relieved Updated February 16, 2012. Denebola AD12 and fitted out as a destroyer tender The ship's United States Maritime Commission designation was VC2-S-AP3 and hull number 104 (1020). A torpedo off Guadalcanal sank her on 13 November 1942. Washington, U.S.S. Yorktown, etc. renamed the U.S.S. RADM Jones shifted his flag from the Denebola She was sent to the Pacific in 1945. If you give me an E-Mail address I will send it to you.. USS Denebola (AD 12) - DESLANT flagship from 1941-1944. Between 1940 and 1943 I lived on Greenwood Street on Peaks Island. Its like we have a mystery U-Boat story here and everybody loves a mystery. His name is James Edward Staten. (This is the first of a series of blog posts that discuss the role that Casco Bay played during the Second World War. My grandpa was a lobsterman out of Hadlocks Cove down at the end of the street. SS Cuba Victory was built and operated as Victory ship class cargo ship which operated as a cargo carrier in World War II, Korean War and Vietnam War. This article is about a Denebola-class stores ship. The band became famous and thousands of shipmates enjoyed the big Its keel was laid on 2 May 1944. In addition she participated in NATO exercises in 1957 and 1958 and carried stores to the Caribbean. Two remain on display as museum ships. Your email address will not be published. Her task was to carry stores, refrigerated items, and equipment to ships in the fleet, and to remote stations and staging areas. The city of Pierre and the Pierre Chamber of Commerce sent Mrs. Jassmann to Oregon. Thanks. It was there for repairs. NHHC Photograph Collection. The ship entered service in 1943. The ship was christened on 30 June 1944. His other blogs of parts of his US Navy career are well-done as well. This is how the story, as told to me, continued. departed, The basic scenario of the Battle of the Atlantic is shown in the following illustration: In order to fulfill its new responsibilities in the North Atlantic, it was necessary to establish an inner and outer North Atlantic bases. $24.99 $19.69. SS Clarksdale Victory served in the Pacific Ocean during WW2. on the Commanding Officer on September 8, 1940. Hamilton, Bermuda where she served as the ComDesLantFlt Flagship Hi Peter. While the U.S. remained neutral, it was actively providing assistance to Great Britain in the form of the Destroyers for Bases Lend-Lease agreement. In May 1942, U-568 was sunk by depth charges dropped by Royal Navy destroyer HMS Hero and destroyer escorts HMS Eridge and HMS Hurworth. During WWII, she served as a ferryboat based in Portland to and from naval vessels moored or anchored out in the bay. Copyright 2011-2022 Naval Historical Foundation. First are the events leading up to the war, which include the Neutrality Patrol that operated off the East Coast between 1939 and 1941. and upon arrival joined Convoy GUS 49, whose destination was the the public relations effort by the ComDesLantFlt Band and Orchestra. Ranger returned in 1943 prior to supporting the invasion of North Africa. No city has ever provided more enthusiastic support to our He was responsible for providing ships to the Commanders of the Support Force in Argentia, Eastern and Caribbean Sea Frontiers, and various other task group commanders as required by CINCLANTFLT. Also to be remembered is that a large percentage My grandparents, Harry & May Wallace lived on Greenwood Street in the big house on your right as you went up the hill. German Edged Weapons. Buy these neat pieces when you can! After the war, Green Island was returned to Casco Bay Lines where it continued to serve under its original name of Aucocisco until 1952. Is it available elsewhere? The second Denebola (AF-56) was launched 10 June 1944 as Hibbing Victory by Oregon Shipbuilding Co., Portland, Oreg. SS Hibbing Victory made trip between 18 November 1950 and 23 December 1952 helping American forces engaged against in South Korea. The only existing naval base in the Northeastern United States with sufficient space was in Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island. Shakedown training for newly commissioned ships built in East Coast yards. It is a scaled down version of presentations that were given at historical museums in the Portland, Maine, area in 2006 and 2009. The second Denebola (AF-56) was launched 10 June 1944 as Hibbing Victory by Oregon Shipbuilding Co., Portland, Oreg. The ships United States Maritime Commission designation was VC2-S-AP3, hull number 93 (1009). Wichita, U.S.S. Yard for navy yard alterations and repairs. Note that the US Army also had coastal defense installations on several of the islands. Thanks for any help. The ship's US Maritime Commission designation was VC2-S-AP3, hull number116 (V-116). Algeria on August 10, 1944. LCDR Trainer and WO Crapeau - one of my Dad's favorite stories of his Navy days. the chance to meet for the first time in almost 50 years. Rear Admiral Arthur Bristol, Commander Support Force, established his headquarters there. Military awards and honors Her crew was eligible for the following medals and commendations: Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation This was her last voyage. flagship. The SS Rutland Victory was a Victory ship built during World War II under the Emergency Shipbuilding program. The U.S. Navy considered making further use of the bay after the war. This photo was taken from the Northern end of Peaks Island in 2005. She was named after the city of Elmira, New York. Her crew was eligible for the following medals and commendations: Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! 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She was built as SS Hibbing Victory as a type VC2-S-AP2 Victory ship built by Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation of Portland, Oregon, under a Maritime Commission. For more on this, you can read the official US Navy description of Enlisted Rates. She help move the 140th Medium Tank Battalion. the Skinner and Eddy Corporation and was christened the S.S. Edgemont. Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, NavSource Online: Service Ship Photo Archive - AF-56 Denebola, List of auxiliaries of the United States Navy, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=USS_Denebola_(AF-56)&oldid=1148637887, World War II merchant ships of the United States, Short description is different from Wikidata, Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 7 April 2023, at 11:47. T he USS Denebola (AD-12) was a destroyer tender in the US Navy and served in World War Two, sailing across both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Denebola was decommissioned in April 1976 and struck from the Naval Register, 30 April 1976. See the website NAVSOURCE for more details. of the Denebola men served in the combat ships of the fleet and It was built and launched by the Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation on May 9, 1944, and completed on May 29, 1944. Downtown Portland also served as a liberty port for sailors whose ships were moored or anchored in the bay. An obvious place to start is uboat.net. I do not know which Island? BATTLESHIPS A total of 15 battleships appear on the database. Iceland. The ships United States Maritime Commission designation was VC2- S- AP3, hull number 2. This series of blog posts will provide an overall picture of the naval events that occurred in Casco Bay, Maine, during World War II. You'll love the content & detail. Do you have any information regarding the nature of his injuries and/or the nature of the accident? USS Kearney (DD 432) was a Gleaves Class destroyer that entered service in 1940. She was built in 64 days under the Emergency Shipbuilding program. I found 7 subs on their list that surrendered in Portsmouth but no details are provided on the circumstances leading up to their surrender. Also, particularly noteworthy, was the important role played in Later I served as a Sonarman on destroyers out of Newport. V/r JS tigerpaw_79906@yahoo.com (My grandfather served aboard the USS Forrest from May1942 to Oct1945. name a few: U.S.S. On March 20, 1941, Commander Robert C. Starky. USS Yosemite (AD 19) on June 12, 1945. Going Ashoreare the collected posts from George Stewart, retired Navy Captain and NHF blog volunteer). After the war on 4 August 1948 she was laid up at Wilmington, North Carolina as part of the National Defense Reserve Fleet. Her first port of call was Mers-el-Kebir, possible. Others were converted yachts (PY) that were used as flagships. These requirements were frequently in conflict at the beginning of the war. Read, USN remembered almost 50 years later. My grandfather laid mines in Casco bay before or when we got involved in WWII. USN, as Commander Destroyers, U.S. . Between 1941 and 1945 as the New England Shipbuilding Company the East and West Yards would employ more than 30,000 people and build 266 Liberty Ships. More details can be found on the DANFS Website. 2 days after V-E day, about 3 miles off Outer Green Island, they got a sonar contact and proceeded to put 2 depth charges into the water. You can google the name of the ship and see what type of ship it was. WORLD WAR II MILITARY MAIL U.S.S DENEBOLA 1943 CENSORED. The USS Denebola served during World War II with Commander S. E. Ramey in command. . SS Luxembourg Victory was a Victory ship built for the United States during World WarII. The Flag Allowance and the Crew of the Denebola became part of the She was launched by the California Shipbuilding Company on April 25, 1944 and completed on June 15, 1944. ; sponsored by Miss J. Denebola AD12 was decommissioned in San Francisco on On October 31, 1941, German U-boat, U-552, sank USS Reuben James (DD-245), which was escorting Convoy HX 156, with a loss of 115 lives. All rights reserved. Got my 3rd grade rate as soon as I returned to the Ship. I am presently in Wilmington,nc where the SHOWBOAT is a floating museum! Juneau, NHF members are being converted to members of the Naval Institute. Atlanta, U.S.S. Denebola left the convoy under the escort of HMS Cleveland and She was built as SS Hibbing Victory as a type VC2-S-AP2 Victory ship built by Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation of Portland, Oregon, under a Maritime Commission. of preparing four-pipe World war I U.S. Destroyers for transfer to DESTROYERS A total of 263 destroyers are listed in the database. Two of them were captured Italian subs used for training purposes during the latter part of the war. This was considered necessary because North Carolina was the first capital ship built in 18 years and it was necessary to work the bugs out of the system. Navy than the City of Portland provided. She served in World War II and was decommissioned there 10 April 1946. He graduated in late 1942 from the Class "A" Torpedoman's Mate School at Newport, Rhode Island. SS Pratt Victory transported goods, mail, food and other supplies. Casco Bay is an inlet off the Southern Coast of Maine. Is there any such truth to these tales, and if so is there any record of vessels thus commandeered? . I thought it was USS Missouri but couldnt find him listed on it. Another event that would significantly impact on Casco Bay during the war was the establishment of the East Yard in South Portland by Todd-Bath Corporation. On August 14, 1940 she reported All this is simple enough. We also spend a lot of time on the beach between Peaks Island and Cushing Island and seem to remember a submarine net between the islands that on occasion was opened by a small boat. Why the base was disestablished after the war? Thus my father, for most of his naval career was a Third Class (Petty Officer); that was his "rate." You might enjoy reading a fuller version of his life aboard the Denebola. Image: NH-86699-KN: "Sinking of the Reuben James," October 31, 1941. MINESWEEPERS There are thirty-six minesweepers in the database. These ships can be recognized by their raised forecastles and in the pre-war classes, portholes in the sides. It was one of sixty Eagle Boats built under a plan initiated by Henry Ford in a shipyard on the River Rouge near Detroit, Michigan in 1918-1919. German U-boat, U-568, torpedoed and damaged USS Kearny (DD-432) on October 17, 1941, near Iceland, resulting in 11 killed and 22 injured. The second ship to be named Denebola by the Navy, AF-56 was launched 10 June 1944 as Hibbing Victory by Oregon Shipbuilding Co., Portland, Oregon; sponsored by Miss J. By this time, most shakedown and refresher training for East Coast-built ships was being conducted at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, where it would remain up into the 1990s. U.S.S. Now if this was all I had to go on, we could write it off as some fanciful tall tale from long ago. Still looking for any information on the USS Capronia C-21336 Guardship off of Portland Maine 1944-45. She then returned to Final Disposition: sold for scrapping, 1 December 1976, by the Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service. The S-25 was built in 1923 and transferred to Great Britain and later to Poland. A number of them were assigned to naval reserve training duties after the war. U.S.S. Enlarge Aircraft carrier USS Saratoga (CV-60) View in National Archives Catalog Please Note: Our U.S. Navy Deck Log series and U.S. Coast Guard Deck Log series are partially closed. Therefore, war in the Pacific was fought primarily by fast carrier task forces. GUS 57 and then proceeded on with the convoy arriving in Casco Bay, Pre-War 1919 She was built as a merchant cargo ship in Seattle, Washington by the Skinner and Eddy Corporation and was christened the S.S. Edgemont. Atlantic Fleet. Peter, I remember you. Harbor in the Battle of the Atlantic, some in Europe, and many in A. Bush; transferred to the Navy 1 May 1952; converted at New York Naval Shipyard; and commissioned 20 January 1954, Commander S. E. Ramey in command. She made a voyage to the Navy Yard, Boston, Massachusetts. Jim Graham 250-768-5977, E-mail jjkcgrahams@gmail.com, Your email address will not be published. USS Denebola (AF 56) Crew List The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Denebola (AF 56). A total of 770 ships are on record as visiting Casco Bay between January 1941 and 1 January 1947. Denebola AD12, from October 1941 to May 1945, played a major role The SS Clarksdale Victory was the 80th Victory ship built during World War II. The group arrived in Halifax United States. The SS Bluefield Victory was the 16th Victory ship built during World War II under the Emergency Shipbuilding program. The ship's United States Maritime Commission designation was VC2-S-AP3, hull number 12 (V-12). So here are the questions I have. The ship's United States Maritime Commission designation was VC2-S-AP3 and hull number 150. In these stories, you will come across various references to these, such as "Cekander Y/1," i.e. She was also in the Mediterranean during the June 1967 Arab-Israeli Six Day War, and replenished U.S. Navy ships on standby alert during that conflict.[7]. The Maritime Administration cargo ship was the 113th ship built. The Denebola departed for Hampton Roads, Virginia on July 20, 1944. Commander Destroyers, U.S. Atlantic Fleet operating in the U.S.S. She was later classified as a stores ship and eventually scrapped. Im not sure the exact name of the ship, but I thought it was something along the lines of USS Forester, USS Forest, etc. months of 1924. She was I expect that you may have already visited this site. If you have your fathers discharge certificate, it will tell on the back of it which ship he was on. I can remember my mother taking me to see the Navy ships, sometimes from the island and sometimes from the Eastern Promenade where my Grandfather lived. Home Join Now About Hullnumber Before You Register Tell A Shipmate FAQs Related Links Contact Us. The band and orchestra is well Have good memories of the time there. NHF has decommissioned and is no longer accepting new members or donations. A well known historic incident was the grounding of the USS Iowa in Hussey Sound in July 1943. Iowa is now serving as a museum ship in San Pedro, California. Rear Admiral F. L. Reichmuth, USN, wearing his new hat as They were generally of obsolescent types built between 1918 and 1926. Rear Admiral Bristol was also responsible for training and readiness of East Coast built destroyers that were scheduled for immediate transfer to the Pacific Fleet. He left behind a wealth of pictures and stories about the "Denny" and places like Hawaii, Maine's Casco Bay, Naples, Pompeii, etc.. 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