German Edged Weapons. September 2, 1941, enroute to Casco Bay, Portland, Maine where she She was later classified as a stores ship and eventually scrapped. 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. usmm.org, "Battle Stars" in World War II. Now if this was all I had to go on, we could write it off as some fanciful tall tale from long ago. The ship's United States Maritime Commission designation was VC2-S-AP3 and hull number 149 (1203). No city has ever provided more enthusiastic support to our many international ships were being serviced in Bermuda. She help move the 140th Medium Tank Battalion. (This is the fourth and final installment in a series of blog posts covering the various operations conducted in Maine during WWII. Would there be any photos of same??? NHF has decommissioned and is no longer accepting new members or donations. No division Judith A. Balsanek (a.k.a. Cuttyhunk Island was built as the war was coming to an end, and was used as a transport. She served as plane guard for President Dwight D. Eisenhower's plane and on his return from the NATO conference at Paris, in 1957, and during her 1958 Mediterranean tour she replenished ships patrolling off Beirut in the aftermath of the Lebanon crisis. SS Pratt Victory transported goods, mail, food and other supplies. Have good memories of the time there. remembered almost 50 years later. These vessels entered service between 1944 and 1945, too late to have a significant impact on the war. It was laid down and launched by the Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation, and completed on February 5, 1945. Casco Bay is an inlet off the Southern Coast of Maine. She was launched by the Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation on January 12, 1944, and was completed on February 28, 1944. She was towed from the Philadelphia Reserve Fleet to Baltimore, The U.S.S. Also, particularly noteworthy, was the important role played in Victory ships were designed to replace the earlier Liberty Ships. Algeria on August 10, 1944. Its keel was laid on 2 May 1944. But heres the amazing detail which proves there is some truth to it. possible. [2] She took supplies to help in the capture and occupation of Southern Palau Islands from 6 September 1944 to 14 October 1944. He never told me what he did there, but recently my mother who is 95 said he went on on patrol 24 hrs on and then 24 hrs off. Please remove me from any and all of your mailing and phone lists. For RATING SHIRTS - Click on your Rating Abbreviation below: AB. Sailor Philip Joseph Schneider stationed on ship. Here is a chronological summary of her career. two more trips to Halifax during the next six weeks to transfer on the day she arrived. the Skinner and Eddy Corporation and was christened the S.S. Edgemont. That is where my mother grew up and I spent my summers when I was a kid. and on September 1, 1940 she joined company with Destroyer Division the Pacific. My friend Donald Gary Kennedy who I am still in touch with remembers you quite well. the weather was excellent and the harbor was very colorful. She operated in the Atlantic until November 21, 1921 when she Interested in dates that USS NORTH CAROLINA visited Casco Bay when was it in Casco Bay and where did it anchor?? Of note, this award was the last prize money awarded by the U.S. Navy. 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. She was built in 64 days under the Emergency Shipbuilding program. USS Iowa (BB 61) visited Casco Bay for operational training in 1943. USS Charles Ausburne (DD 570) was a Fletcher Class Destroyer built in Orange, Texas. USN Commanding. There are few records that cover the immediate postwar period in the bay. Do you have any information regarding the nature of his injuries and/or the nature of the accident? Victory ships were designed to last longer and serve the US Navy after the war. USS Denebola (AF-56) was a Denebola-class stores ship acquired by the U.S. Navy.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.The Maritime Administration cargo ship was the 113th ship built. We lived at 15 Oak Ave., about 60-80 yards away from you on Greenwood. The attack led President Franklin D. Roosevelt to issue his "shoot-on-sight" order, directing the U.S. Navy to attack any ship threatening U.S. shipping or foreign shipping under escort. when she departed for duty in the Pacific Theater of Operations. A trip down the bay covered distances up to six miles from Portland and included multiple stops, often under unpleasant weather conditions. Wichita, U.S.S. She was named after the city of Elmira, New York. I found 7 subs on their list that surrendered in Portsmouth but no details are provided on the circumstances leading up to their surrender. see photos. USS Denebola was launched in June 1944 as the 7612 gross ton civilian cargo ship Hibbing Victory. In 1944, the ship was transferred to the Pacific. USS Denebola is a name used more than once by the U.S. Navy: . HullNumber.com does not retain your payment information if you make a purchase. special ship. NHF members are being converted to members of the Naval Institute. These ships can be recognized by their raised forecastles and in the pre-war classes, portholes in the sides. Military awards and honors Her crew was eligible for the following medals and commendations: Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation That would change. My dad was on USS Farquhar (DE 139) which means Destroyer Escort. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Navy Commander Destroyers USS Denebola Atlantic Fleet Flagship cover 1942 WWII at the best online prices at eBay! Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. ComDesLantF1t also was instrumental in the More Information The navy maintained a system of anchorages and mooring buoys in Casco Bay on the landward side of Long and Chebeague Islands during the war. My father and Willie (your dad) sang a WWII duet for the PTA Talent Show, Left My Heart at the Stagedoor Canteen. She also operated a repair training Navy than the City of Portland provided. 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. Many ships that served during the war were decommissioned, although a significant number of these would return to service for the Korean War in 1951. Its keel was laid on 2 May 1944. The only existing naval base in the Northeastern United States with sufficient space was in Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island. DENEBOLA was armed with two 3"/50 caliber twin rapid fire dual purpose mounts. The ships United States Maritime Commission designation was VC2- S- AP3, hull number 2. Judy Balsanek or in your records Lou Balsanek 1241 Pine Valley Dr. New Bern, NC 28562, Pingback: Going Ashore: Naval Operations in Casco Bay During World War II (Part II) | Naval Historical Foundation, Pingback: Going Ashore: Naval Operations in Casco Bay During World War II | Naval Historical Foundation, Pingback: Going Ashore: Naval Operations in Casco Bay During World War II (Part IV) | Naval Historical Foundation. Executive Officer of the ship. On September 25, 1944, the Denebola was escorted to Naples, Italy Hibbing Victory served in the Pacific Theater of Operations during the last few months of World War II in the Pacific War. Her crew was eligible for the following medals and commendations: See also, similar role:- Empire ship, Fort ship, Park ship, Ocean ship. The second Denebola (AF-56) was launched 10 June 1944 as Hibbing Victory by Oregon Shipbuilding Co., Portland, Oreg. Truxton. Victory Ship class vessels were designed to replace the Liberty Ship class. On 3 July 1946 her operator changed to the Seas Shipping Company of New York. These ships reverted to the Flush Deck configuration. During WWII, she served as a ferryboat based in Portland to and from naval vessels moored or anchored out in the bay. Kudos for making your website so interesting. Here is a chronological summary of her career. The Victory Ships were faster, longer, wider, and taller than the Liberty ships, and they had a thinner stack set farther toward the superstructure as well as a long raised forecastle. During World War II, it served as a major naval base in the North Atlantic. They brought the ship to San Juan, Puerto Rico, where the boarding party was awarded salvage shares. our Denebola shipmates. BATTLESHIPS A total of 15 battleships appear on the database. Rueben James was the first US ship loss of World War II. The USS Denebola (AD-12) was a destroyer tender in the US Navy. 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. Obviously, it meant something to him beyond being a very cool souvenir so why was he motivated to acquire it if the story wasnt true? In 1950 she was put back in service for Korean War and was chartered to American Foreign SS Co. SS Hibbing Victory served as merchant marine naval supplying goods for the Korean War. During 1934 she returned to the Philadelphia Reserve Fleet. Your email address will not be published. This photo was taken from the Northern end of Peaks Island in 2005. A photo of the salvo can be seen on the Cruise Book website. was now the C0mDesLantF1t. I have a picnic photo of you and me. She operated as a tender and repair ship until November 6, 1945. U.S. She made port calls at Bizerte, Tunis and the Azores and arrived Attended Navy Signal School for 7 weeks in Casco Bay. Im not sure the exact name of the ship, but I thought it was something along the lines of USS Forester, USS Forest, etc. 1920s 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. All rights reserved. V/r JS tigerpaw_79906@yahoo.com (My grandfather served aboard the USS Forrest from May1942 to Oct1945. The [7]. US Navy enlisted personnel have a system of "rates" and "ratings," that is confusing to the uninitiated. This made it necessary to provide transportation to and from Portland by ferryboats, often under rather unpleasant circumstances (as shown in the following illustration below): Although Narragansett Bay had some of the same disadvantages, they essentially went away after the destroyer piers in Coddington Cove at Newport were completed. On board the Denebola, he sailed to the Mediterranean in late 1944, where he bought the vintage postcards from street vendors and the photos from the ship's photographer. 1999- I do not remember type of gate in the net. Click to read Parts I, II, and III of George Stewarts blog series about Casco Bay during WWII. & USS DeLong Plastic Model Military Ship Kit by Lindberg. Also, I heard that there was a sub net on either Sturdivant or Basket Island. Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, NavSource Online: Service Ship Photo Archive - AF-56 Denebola, List of auxiliaries of the United States Navy, Articles incorporating text from the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, Articles incorporating text from Wikipedia, World War II merchant ships of the United States, Vietnam War auxiliary ships of the United States, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information, geared turbine engine, single propeller, 8,500shp. He had the responsibility of organizing the actual convoy escort groups. If you give me an E-Mail address I will send it to you.. On the map it shows a line from Long Island to Little Chebeague but nothing from Crow Island (part of long island) to Chebeague where there was a submarine net. On November 6, 1945, the Denebola departed for San Diego, California. The ships United States Maritime Commission designation was VC2-S-AP3, hull number 93 (1009). Click on red bar for more info. For other uses, see, World War II Maritime Commission ship designs, United States naval ship classes of World War II, Small United States and United Nations Warships in the Korean War, page 191, By Paul M. Edwards, capture and occupation of Southern Palau Islands, Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service, Korean War Educator, Merchant Marine, Accounts of the Korean War, MARINERS, THE WEBSITE OF THE MARINERS MAILING LIST. The S-25 was built in 1923 and transferred to Great Britain and later to Poland. The ship was christened on 30 June 1944. The new 10,500-ton Victory ships were designed to replace the earlier Liberty Ships. The Denebola departed for Hampton Roads, Virginia on July 20, 1944. I suspect that it was one of these but I have not been able to pin it down. German Militaria 1946 to Modern. In 1962, it was placed in a caretaker status. Naval Institute is maintaining and preserving the former Naval Historical Foundation website so readers and former NHF members can still access past issues of Pull Together and other content. Her first port of call was Mers-el-Kebir, The Victory ship differed from a Liberty ship in that they were: faster, longer and wider, taller, a thinner stack set farther toward the superstructure and had a long raised forecastle. The Royal Navy neutralized the German surface fleet before the United States actually entered the war. A surprise. Jim Graham 250-768-5977, E-mail jjkcgrahams@gmail.com, Your email address will not be published. A high point was when the ship delivered the first 19 gun salvo in naval history. I have no further interest in your Museum or your Foundation. 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 Theater of Operations. Denebola AD12 was decommissioned in San Francisco on The SS Berea Victory (MCV-734) was a type VC2-S-AP2 Victory-class cargo ship built for the United States during World WarII. Not me, personally, I dont have it and I havent seen it in years but I know it exists because when I was in 2nd grade, way back in the day, I was allowed to take it to school with me and it was my Show and Tell exhibit that day. Every demand was met if Between 1940 and 1943 I lived on Greenwood Street on Peaks Island. You might enjoy reading a fuller version of his life aboard the Denebola. United States. Hamilton, Bermuda where she served as the ComDesLantFlt Flagship Im only finding this out now about my dad who was there from 8/1944-8/1946. The Victory ship differed from a Liberty ship in that they were: faster, longer and wider, taller, had a thinner stack set farther toward the superstructure and had a long raised forecastle. Rear Admiral Oscar C. Badger. Victory ships were designed to last longer and serve the US Navy after the war. My father, Milton W. Sherman, served on her in World War Two, including cruises across both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. For 10 years I worked one small trawler (Dragger) named Jackie B., which according to rumor started out as a 45 footer, but was cut in half amidships about 1940, and 10 feet was added to her waist making her a fast (16+ knots) albeit very limber, 55 LOA by 13 w by 7-1/2 draft vessel with a Gray Marine 671 w/ a 2 to 1 reduction. Shortly thereafter, she was transferred to the Pacific and served as the flagship of the famous Little Beaver Squadron under future Chief of Naval Operations Arliegh Burke. Unlike their post war counterparts that were (and are) of wooden hull construction, World War II minesweepers had steel hulls. That means, weve got a mystery U-boat on our hands. Please e-mail any information to me at jjkcgrahams@gmail.com Thankyou Jim Graham, Looking for a Navy ship in Portland in April or March of 1943 and may have traveled to Boston as well. a wonderful event. If you have your fathers discharge certificate, it will tell on the back of it which ship he was on. The Flag Allowance and the Crew of the Denebola became part of the The Mayor of City of Pierre, John B. Griffin, was also at the christening with other Pierre residents. HI Pam and local historian and tour guide Casco Bay. Many wound up being sold to foreign navies. U.S.S. USS Juneau (CL 52) performed training exercises in Casco Bay shortly after entering service in 1942 after which it was transferred to the Pacific shortly thereafter. USS Cuttyhunk Island (AG-75/AKS-23) was a Belle Isle-class miscellaneous auxiliary acquired by the U.S. Navy during World War II. Also to be remembered is that a large percentage USS Denebola AF-45 Zippo Lighter 1957 Item: PW8 Price: $39.99. She was operated under the US Merchant Marine Act for the War Shipping Administration. Hi Peter. My grandpa was a lobsterman out of Hadlocks Cove down at the end of the street. The list includes seven Treasury Class cutters, several of which served into the 1980s. If you give me some contact information I can give you a lot more details. 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. The bay was also protected by magnetic loops and hydrophones capable of detecting submarines and by buoyant mine fields, as shown in the above map. She was named after Pierre, South Dakota, the capital of the US state of South Dakota. I was 3 when we moved there in 1940. The first series of posts will concentrate primarily on the afloat activities that took place during the war years. Final Disposition: sold for scrapping, 1 December 1976, by the Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service. 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. Also have a personal reasonfamily has owned a cottages on PEAKS ISLAND from 1950s!! He currently holds the title of Chief Marine Engineer at Marine Design Dynamics. As the manual was designed specifically for recognition, it includes classes of warships, not individual ships. First ComDesLant/USS Denebola AD12 Reunion many of these wives had Destroyer Tenders - a brief page about the type of ship. USS Greer (DD-145) was attacked on September 4, 1941, by German U-boat, U-652, while she was tracking the submarine southeast of Iceland. The SS Claremont Victory was the 18th of 531 Victory ships built during World War II. Interesting information. About 90 percent of the cargo was moved by merchant marine naval to the war zone. She was placed in commission Commander Destroyers, U.S. Atlantic Fleet in Casco Bay, Portland, She served in World War II and was decommissioned there 10 April 1946. She entered service in 1943 and underwent shakedown training in Casco Bay. We had to walk through the Army fort to get to the school which was located on the north end of the Island. Carolina to participate in Navy and Marine Corps war games. She was launched by the Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation on June 21, 1944, and was completed on July 15, 1944. the public relations effort by the ComDesLantFlt Band and Orchestra. The Sea Frontier commanders were responsible for coastal defense in their respective areas. On January 1, 1944, Rear Admiral J. Cary Jones, USN, relieved At that time, world events previously had little or no impact upon Casco Bay. Sometimes we would see many anchored in the bay and the next day most would be gone. On October 27, 1944, the Denebola departed from Naples enroute to the In August 1943, U-106 was sunk off Spain by British and Australian Sutherland aircraft. WWII German Flags and Miscellaneous. I was there later as I was born January 1944. I took him and his wife to your museum at his request when they came to visit us when we lived in Northern VA. And the terse abbreviations make it worse. Got my 3rd grade rate as soon as I returned to the Ship. The band and orchestra is well 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 use at Philadelphia Navy Yard. Atlantic Fleet. The Governor-General, the Earl of Athlone, made an official call renamed the U.S.S. A large number of service craft were based in Casco Bay during the war in order to provide the necessary services to ships moored out in the bay. Why the base was disestablished after the war? CARRIERS Since the bulk of the action involving carriers occurred in the Pacific during the war, only three carriers are on record as having visited Casco Bay. For World War II, hull MCV 113, she was owned by the War Shipping Administration and operated by the Pacific-Atlantic Steamship Company. installed in her superstructure. Its keel was laid on 2 May 1944. ,VICTORY SHIPS, shipbuildinghistory.com Merchant ships Victory ships. But then why do we have this amazing story about the capture and how does one explain how my uncle, an enlisted man who was only 20 y.o. 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. Another problem was oil soaked beaches from ships being sunk offshore. In February 1941 the Denebola made a cruise to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. By December 27, 1945, DESLANT consisted almost entirely of new Sumner and Gearing class destroyers, many of which were commissioned too late for significant wartime service. There are 223 ships on the list that visited the bay between 1944 and 1945. She was built at the Oregon Shipbuilding yards in just 59 days, under the Emergency Shipbuilding program for World War II. Of course on the island there were a lot of Army personnel and we couldnt go to the back of the island because of the guns. Served until 1994. DESTROYERS A total of 263 destroyers are listed in the database. RADM Jones shifted his flag from the Denebola She returned to the Naval Operating Base, Norfolk, Virginia where she of preparing four-pipe World war I U.S. Destroyers for transfer to We rented a cottage for a week. On August 14, 1940 she reported The 10,500-ton Victory ships were designed to replace the earlier Liberty Ships. Denebola was decommissioned in April 1976 and struck from the Naval Register, 30 April 1976. In 2007, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places. In 1950 she was put back in service for Korean War and was chartered to American Foreign SS Co. SS Hibbing Victory served as merchant marine naval supplying goods for the Korean War. I still have my connections to the island and we actually rented my grandparents house on Greenwood Street for a week last year. Idaho, U.S.S. Some historic vessels include: USCG Duane (WPG 33) was a Treasury Class Cutter that entered service in 1936. A map of the area during the war showing the basic geography and the major coastal defense facilities follows. Hope youll run several phases of his descriptions of Casco Bay in WWII, an otherwise forgotten story of the defense of North America. USS Denebola is a name used more than once by the U.S. Navy : USS Denebola (AD-12), was built in 1919 as Edgewood by Skinner and Eddy, Seattle, Washington and commissioned 28 November 1921. , by Acepilots.com. A the tender for all types of small ships and craft. After the war on 4 August 1948 she was laid up at Wilmington, North Carolina as part of the National Defense Reserve Fleet. A first magnitude star in the northern constellation Leo. So here are the questions I have. Before Pearl Harbor My grandfather laid mines in Casco bay before or when we got involved in WWII. The sponsor and christening of the SS Pierre Victory on Dec. 6, 1944 was Mrs. Emma S. Jassmann of Pierre, she had five sons who served during World War II,. 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. The SS Canada Victory was one of 531 Victory ships built during World War II under the Emergency Shipbuilding program. I am not sure if he was on a destroyer or escort? Naval Historical Center (Now the Naval History and Heritage Command), Hyper War, U.S. Navy in World War II, Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945, Casco Bay Online, World War II, Joel W. Eastman. Rear Admiral F. L. Reichmuth, USN, wearing his new hat as 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. 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. 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