US$ 55.00 As a result, only attack transport (APA) ships were assigned for the assault, without support from any companion attack cargo (AKA) ships. HEWES and RUTLEDGE performed very much as would be expected on the basis of the characteristics presented in paragraph 28. 3 hold and on 12 December 1942 this large patch was placed over the side and secured in place with hogging lines, (see photo No. But, it would most probably have been a great deal less than that actually observed. This completed the flooding and brought the second deck about five feet below the waterline, the remaining freeboard at frame 113 being only about five feet. This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Mailing address: Royal Books / 32 West 25th Street / Baltimore, MD / 21218. 3. 22. 32, Destroyer Report - Gunfire, Bomb and Kamikaze Damage, Destroyer Report - Torpedo and Mine Damage and Loss in Action, Submarine Report - Vol. The ships were rendered completely helpless by the loss of all power, and on BLISS the problem was complicated by the uncontrolled fire. The APA/LPA designation may, therefore, now be safely considered extinct. The crew shot deck and aerial photography of the Navy's maneuvers. Please report any broken links or trouble you might come across to the Webmaster. 1, 2, 3 and 6). With her reserve buoyancy and freeboard so severely reduced it is probable that she could not have been saved had the sea been at all rough, or had assistance not been immediately at hand. These could not be supported Even though initially tight at the builder's yard, bulkheads must be checked by the ship's force at frequent intervals. 30. HUGH L. SCOTT (AP43) 34. If your book order is heavy or oversized, we may contact you to let you know extra shipping is required. Away All Boats (Domestic Post-production script for the 1956 Away All Boats (Domestic Post-production script for the 1956 film), Universal Pictures, Universal City, CA, 1956. not have an active link on this page, contact the Photographic Despite personal friction, the two have .META_DESC_FILM_PROVIDERS see . beyond 100, it was decided that these amphibious warfare ships ELECTRA - looking forward and to starboard at the shoring for the large patch. 3 hold was then pumped out and patches were concreted from the inside (see photos 3 and 4). Check our website for directions if you are coming through the Baltimore area. He observed that bulkheads and decks in this area were spotted with oil and that the staircase down to "E" deck seemed to be sagging. Laid down, 15 September 1944, as a Maritime Commission type (VC2-S-AP5) hull, under Maritime Commission contract (MCV Hull-572), at Permanente Metals Corp, Yard No.2 Richmond, CA. Check our website for directions if you are coming through the Baltimore area. No information at all is available regarding BLISS, but from the close similarity in performance of the two ships it is apparent that their stability characteristics were about the same. EDWARD RUTLEDGE, War Diary. CHEROKEE had carried away her lines and had broken the connection to her 6" pump. Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945 APA -- Attack Transports Click on "APA-##" for link to page with specifications, history, photographs (where available). If you have questions about a book, feel free to call us anytime at 410-366-7329. 54, USS Capella AK13 & USS Alhena AKA9 War Damage Report No. RUTLEDGE was at anchor in the transport area off Fedala, French Morocco, riding to the port anchor in 23 fathoms of water with 60 fathoms of chain. A total of 388 APA (troop) and AKA (cargo) attack transports were built for service in World War II in at least fifteen classes. 1943, with links to those ships with photos available in the Online 32, Henrico County Historical Society USS HENRICO Attack Transport 45 1943-1968 Ship's History, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Attack_transport&oldid=1115697750, This page was last edited on 12 October 2022, at 19:05. All engines were thoroughly flushed out by circulating lubricating oil for 24 hours. 10. ELECTRA (AKA4). These wing tanks have a capacity of about 315 tons each for the fuel oil tanks and 136 tons each for the fresh water tanks. The ability of ELECTRA to survive a hit amidships, followed by such extensive flooding, speaks well for the C2 type of hull, but it must be remembered that her survival was, to a great extent, due to the energetic efforts of the escorting ships. Decommissioned, 6 April 1956, at Orange, TX. Depending on class they were armed with one or two 5-inch guns and a variety of 40 mm and 20 mm anti-aircraft weapons. Almost laughable incompetence gradually improves, but the crew remains far from perfect when the ship sees action, landing troops on enemy beachheads. It is doubtful if this would have helped BLISS with her extensive fires, but it is entirely possible that if the submergence of the deck could have been delayed on SCOTT, she might have remained afloat long enough for effective assistance to arrive. Neither could the fire on BLISS be fought without power. U.S.S. Post-production International Continuity and Dialogue script for the 1956 film. 2 hold filling No. By what name was Away All Boats (1956) officially released in India in English. AbeBooks Seller Since October 13, 1998 We accept VISA/MC/AMEX/DISCOVER, check or money order, and PayPal (ID is mail@royalbooks.com). An officer stationed on the port side of the stack reported that it was "like a volcano" right after the hit. 7. to Honolulu, Hawaii; the, landing craft, vehicle, personnel (LCVP) or Higgins boat, World War II troopships - Army Center of Military History. The diesels for the two main generators were badly damaged. In view of present material shortages, particularly special treatment steel, however, the use of plastic protection as a substitute must be accepted in many cases. This period of negative stability existed for only a short period of time after which the ship came back to the upright position and remained so until flooding stopped. Miscellaneous Class No. been lost. 2). After her return to Norfolk, she continued to conduct amphibious training; this routine was interrupted, however, when Sanborn starred as "USS Belinda (APA-22)" in the movie Away All Boats produced by Universal International Pictures. 26. 41, USS O'Brien DD415 War Damage Report No. A total of 388 APA (troop) and AKA (cargo) attack transports were built for service in World War II in at least fifteen classes. This increase in initial stability was caused by the combination of two factors: (a) The freeboard before damage was great enough to permit the ship to sink a large amount without submerging the bulkhead deck. 6 hold, resulting in complete darkness. Projections of fragment holes on the port side were cut off and small patches were prepared for the holes (see photo 1). Seller Inventory # 128328. You may phone, fax, or email an order at any time, 24 hours a day. USS Sanborn (APA-193) was a Haskell-class attack transport acquired by the U.S. Navy during World War II for the task of transporting troops to and from combat areas. Synopsis: The story of USS 'Belinda', Attack Transport PA22, launched late 1943 with regular-navy captain Hawks and ex-merchant captain MacDougall as boat commander. The story of USS 'Belinda', Attack Transport PA22, launched late 1943 with regular-navy captain Hawks and ex-merchant captain MacDougall as boat commander. This included 77 motors varying from 1/4 h.p. One hit in the after corner of No. No. Despite personal friction, the two have plenty to deal with as the only experienced officers on board during the "shakedown." Almost laughable incompetence gradually improves, but the crew . If you have questions about a book, feel free to call us anytime at 410-366-7329. World War II service edit] A rust preventative compound (Penola #4) was poured over all gears and bearings and was sprayed over the thrust bearing. Fire followed the explosions immediately and, as stated above, was uncontrollable; all machinery being out of action and the heavy list making it hard to move around. The story of USS 'Belinda', a U.S. naval ship, and its crew during the battle of the Pacific 1943-1945, as it prepares for action and landing troops on enemy beachheads. This seller has earned a 4 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers. 9. Smoke and hot gases from the explosion in the engine room, however, appear to have filled the officers' lounge on "B" deck immediately and this would seem to indicate the rupture of some bulkheads in the vicinity. The Executive Officer, who was on the port side of "C" deck just forward of the uptakes, reported. HUGH L. SCOTT - AP77/A16-3 of 16 November 1942. (2) Transverse metacentric height was about 4.4 feet in the loaded condition with a calculated loss of about 2.8 feet for the flooding of the two worst compartments. 1 fireroom, and the second probably hit in the engine room. royalbooks.com Another two transports sunk in 1942, USSGeorge F. Elliott and USSLeedstown, were also configured as attack transports but did not survive to be reclassified as such. (c) C.O. purpose. Switchboards, starting panels, switches, main engine turning controls, power cables, lights and wiring were completely checked, overhauled, tested and placed in operation. The present policy of the Bureau in this matter for new conversions is to blank off the shaft alley at the engine room with bolted plates where there is other access to the shaft alley and where there is no machinery in the shaft alley. Despite personal friction, the two have plenty to deal with as the only experienced officers on board during the "shakedown." Therefore, the new classification of Auxiliary Personnel, Attack (APA) was created and numbers assigned to fifty-eight APs (AP #s 2, 8-12, 14-18, 25-27, 30, 34-35, 37-40, 48-52, 55-60, 64-65 and 78-101) then in commission or under construction. Naval Academy, The Sullivan Brothers and the Assignment of Family Members, Historic Former U.S. Navy Bases and Stations, The African American Experience in the U.S. Navy, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in the U.S. Navy, Contributions of Native Americans to the U.S. Navy, The World Cruise of the Great White Fleet, Navy Underwater Archaeology Return Program, Annual Navy History and Heritage Awards - Main, Research Permits for Sunken & Terrestrial Military Craft, Scanning, Copyright & Citation Information, Obtain Duplications of Records and Photos, [USS] Joseph Hewes APA22 War Damage Report No. Attack transport is a United States Navy ship classification for a variant of ocean-going troopship adapted to transporting invasion forces ashore. This door should be kept closed and dogged at all times except when actually in use. TASKER H. BLISS (AP22) [12][13], By the end of the 1950s, it was clear that boats would soon be superseded by amphibious tractors (LVTs) and air assault helicopters for landing combat assault troops. Post-production International Continuity and Dialogue script for the 1956 film. 5. Boatswain's Mate 1st Class William D. Maroney took charge and was later awarded the Silver Star for his "extraordinary leadership and gallantry" in carrying out his duties under Japanese fire from 19 to 27 February 1945. The story of USS 'Belinda', Attack Transport PA22 Universal City, CA: Universal Pictures, 1956. Her name was struck from the Navy list on 1 July 1960 and was scrapped in 1971. Large quantities of oil flowed out on the sea on the starboard side. Learn more Take a stab at guessing and be entered to win a $50 Biblio gift certificate! APA-1 through APA-99: Right Column -- APA-100 through APA-249: To the best of our knowledge, the pictures provided in the 15. Biblio is a registered trademark of Biblio, Inc. Help Support Independent Used Book Stores. (h) C.O. If you would like to see an image of any book, please let us know and we will be happy to place an image online for you. Multilith duplication. Despite personal friction, the two have plenty to deal with as the only experienced officers on board during the "shakedown." Almost laughable incompetence gradually improves, but the crew remains far from perfect when the ship sees action . Universal City, CA: Universal Pictures, 1956. 62, USS Quincy CA39, Astoria CA34 & Vincennes CA44 War Damage Report No. The anchor chain was slipped and the ship was allowed to drift toward the beach with the wind and tide. Despite personal friction, the two have plenty with which to deal as the only experienced officers on board during the "shakedown". USS Pickaway (APA/LPA-222) was a Haskell -class attack transport that saw service with the US Navy in World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. The story of USS 'Belinda', Attack Transport PA22, launched late 1943 with regular-navy captain Hawks and ex-merchant captain MacDougall as boat commander. The last use was for the final WW2 Battle of Okinawa. Shipping costs are based on books weighing 2.2 LB, or 1 KG. We value your privacy and use cookies to remember your shopping preferences and to analyze our website traffic. The searchlight platform shook and guys to the stack were snapped. to enable them to handle landing craft for amphibious assault 3 hold and was followed immediately by two smaller explosions, probably caused by bangalore torpedoes in the cargo. 2 deep tanks which were loaded to about 79% of their capacity with gasoline in 5-gallon tins. 36. The last of these were decommissioned in 1980 and sold abroad, leaving only a few thoroughly obsolete World War II era hulls still laid up in the Maritime Administration's reserve fleet. 6 hold filled and the main deck aft was soon awash, the list gradually decreasing to not more than 3 as the ship settled. Navy Department, JOSEPH HEWES (APA22) that there was a glow of short duration just abaft the uptakes following the first hit. No collapsing of bulkheads, such as was reported by HUGH L. SCOTT, was noted on the BLISS. APA numbers to 247, though fourteen ships (APAs 181-186 and APAs Some attack transports were assigned to the European Theatre, participating in the invasions of North Africa, Sicily, Italy and Normandy. The story of USS 'Belinda', Attack Transport PA22, launched late 1943 with regular-navy captain Hawks and ex-merchant captain MacDougall as boat commander. The reported setting of a fire by the first hit on SCOTT and extinguishing of this fire by the second hit is difficult to explain, particularly in view of the immediate and extensive fire on BLISS. The ship appeared to lift and then immediately listed about 30 to starboard and began to settle aft. Both of these ships remained afloat for some hours after the damage was sustained, but both listed heavily to starboard immediately upon being hit. Some of 2 deep tanks were open for ventilation, the water immediately flooded up into No. Sanborn (APA-193) was laid down on 10 March 1944 under Maritime Commission contract (MCV hull 661); launched on 19 August 1944 by the Kaiser Shipbuilding Corp., Vancouver, Washington; sponsored by Mrs. Eric Johnson; acquired by the Navy and commissioned on 3 October 1944. generators. Multilith duplication. 6. The ship sank at about 2032, 11 November, 1942. If your book order is heavy or oversized, we may contact you to let you know extra shipping is required. Steps shall be taken accordingly to insure that the report will be seen by those persons responsible for design, construction and repair of naval vessels, as well as for their operation, but by no others. The state of the wing tanks at the time of the damage is not known, but even a small amount of flooding in these tanks would cause a considerable heeling moment and would contribute materially to the list. "Belinda", Attack Transport PA22, launched late 1943 with regular-Navy Captain Jebediah S. Hawks (Jeff Chandler) and ex-merchant Lieutenant Dave MacDougall (George Nader) as boat commander. As soon as pumping operations would allow entrance to the engine room everything was washed down with fresh water, followed promptly with an open steam jet. 37. Despite personal friction, the two have plenty to deal with as the only experienced officers on board during the "shakedown." Almost laughable incompetence gradually improves, but the crew Youre rating the book as a work, not the seller or the specific copy you purchased! Universal City, CA: Universal Pictures, 1956. The gain in initial stability with extensive flooding, as in the case of the ELECTRA, is accompanied by a large decrease in maximum righting arm and range of stability. 3 hold (cargo loading (reference (j)) shown on plate V). (g) C.O. Title page integral with the front wrapper, as issued. All books are guaranteed to be as described, and may be returned at any time for any reason for a full refund, including return postage. The ship was ordered abandoned over the port (high) side. Universal City, CA: Universal Pictures, 1956. Director Joseph Pevney hired 25 Marines as extras. The Bureau had instructed SCOTT in a letter dated 5 September, 1942 to keep wing tanks full - at least to the waterline. Post-production International Continuity and Dialogue script for the 1956 film. ; Laid up in the Atlantic Reserve Fleet, Texas Group, Orange, Transferred to the Maritime Administration (MARAD) National Defense Reserve Fleet, Mobile, 19 February 1960, Permanent custody transferred to MARAD, 30 June 1960, Struck from the Naval Register, 1 July 1960, Final Disposition, sold for scrapping, 28 October 1971, to Union Minerals & Alloys Corp.(PD-X-918 dated 20 July 1971) one of a nine hull sale for $467,100.00, No. They are not to be confused with landing ships, which beach themselves to bring their troops directly ashore, or their general British equivalent, the Landing ship, infantry. The story of USS 'Belinda', Attack Transport PA22, launched late 1943 with regular-navy captain Hawks and ex-merchant captain MacDougall as boat commander. There were 11 large holes and numerous smaller ones in the port side. Carrying 232 casualties, Sanborn sailed for the Marianas on 28 February. The explosion blew a hole in the starboard side about 43 feet long by 19 feet high, indicated on plate V. Fragment attack on bulkheads 80 and 113 and on the port shell between these bulkheads was severe. The explosion apparently ruptured both the forward and after bulkheads of No. Main journals, which showed slight pitting, were stoned, and all bearings were flushed twice with clean oil. Fresh water pumps were stopped but the main engines were operated until the lubricating oil pumps stopped and water was level with the main engine operating deck. Pelcula basada en la novela del soldado estadounidense Kenneth M. Dodson que sirvi en un buque "transporte de ataque" durante la IIGM; en la escritura de la novela cont con la ayuda del poeta Carl . The story of USS 'Belinda', Attack Transport PA22, launched late 1943 with regular-navy captain Hawks and ex-merchant captain MacDougall as boat commander. When it became apparent that nothing could be done to save the ship, the Commanding Officer ordered the ship abandoned. Parts were washed down with fresh water, followed by a steam jet, wiped dry and sprayed with lubricating oil. Take a stab at guessing and be entered to win a $50 Biblio gift certificate! The explosions wrecked all starboard Welin Davits and blew one cross beam up onto the sun deck. 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