USS Okanogan information

	USS Okanogan (APA-220), in the Western Pacific, c. 1958.
History
United States
Name	Okanogan
Namesake	Okanogan County, Washington
Ordered	as a Type VC2-S-AP5 hull, MCE hull 568
Builder	Permanente Metals Corporation, Richmond, California
Yard number	568
Laid down	10 August 1944
Launched	26 October 1944
Sponsored by	Mrs E. J. Husted
Commissioned	3 December 1944
Decommissioned	5 February 1970
Reclassified	redesignated Amphibious Transport (LPA-220), 1 January 1969
Stricken	1 June 1973
Identification	Hull symbol: APA-220; Hull symbol: LPA-220; Code letters: NPQW; ;
Honors and; awards	1 × battle star for World War II service; 6 × battle star for Korean War service; 5 × campaign stars for Vietnam War service;
Fate	transferred to Maritime Administration (MARAD), 20 April 1971, laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Suisun Bay Group, Benicia, California trade-out, 2 October 1979, withdrawn, 19 November 1979
General characteristics
Class and type	Haskell-class attack transport
Type	Type VC2-S-AP5
Displacement	6,873 long tons (6,983 t) (light load) ; 14,837 long tons (15,075 t) (full load);
Length	455 ft (139 m)
Beam	62 ft (19 m)
Draft	24 ft (7.3 m)
Installed power	2 × Combustion Engineering header-type boilers, 465 psi (3,210 kPa) 750 °F (399 °C); 8,500 shp (6,338 kW);
Propulsion	1 × Westinghouse geared turbine; 1 x propeller;
Speed	17.7 kn (32.8 km/h; 20.4 mph)
Boats & landing ; craft carried	2 × LCMs ; 1 × open LCPL; 18 × LCVPs; 2 × LCPRs; 1 × closed LCPL (Captain's Gig);
Capacity	2,900 long tons (2,900 t) DWT; 150,000 cu ft (4,200 m3) (non-refrigerated);
Troops	86 officers, 1,475 enlisted
Complement	56 officers, 480 enlisted
Armament	1 × 5 in (127 mm)/38 caliber dual purpose gun; 1 × quad 40 mm (1.6 in) Bofors anti-aircraft (AA) gun mounts; 4 × twin 40mm Bofors (AA) gun mounts; 10 × single 20 mm (0.8 in) Oerlikon cannons AA mounts;
Service record
Part of:	TransRon 19
Operations:	World War II; Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto (17–22 April 1945); Korean War Era; North Korean Aggression (27 September, 8 October–2 November 1950); Communist China Aggression (3–15 November 1950, 4 December 1950–13 January 1951); First UN Counter Offensive (11 February–7 March 1951); Communist China Spring Offensive (26 April–6 May 1951); Second Korean Winter (22–26 April 1952); Korean Defense Summer–Fall 1952 (17–18 October 1952); Vietnam War; Vietnam Advisory Campaign (6–10 November 1963, 21–29 May, 15–17 June 1965); Vietnam Defense (4–8 July, 16 August–15 October 1965); Vietnam Counteroffensive–Phase II (1–3 July, 29 November–4 December 1966, 17 December 1966–3 February 1967, 15 February–18 March 1967); Vietnam Counteroffensive–Phase IV (13–20 June 1968); Vietnam Counteroffensive–Phase V (14 July–3 September, 24 September–4 October, 20–25 October, 30 October–1 November 1968); Vietnam Counteroffensive–Phase VI (2–7 November 1968);
Awards:	World War II; China Service Medal; American Campaign Medal; Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal; World War II Victory Medal; Navy Occupation Service Medal; National Defense Service Medal; Philippine Liberation Medal; Korean War; Korean Service Medal; United Nations Korea Medal; Republic of Korea War Service Medal; Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation; Vietnam Era; Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal; Vietnam Service Medal; Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation; Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal;

USS Okanogan (APA/LPA-220) was a Haskell-class attack transport that saw service with the US Navy in World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. She was of the VC2-S-AP5 Victory ship design type and named after Okanogan County, Washington.

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History
USS Okanogan (APA-220), in the Western Pacific, c. 1958.
United States
Name	Okanogan
Namesake	Okanogan County, Washington
Ordered	as a Type VC2-S-AP5 hull, MCE hull 568^[1]
Builder	Permanente Metals Corporation, Richmond, California
Yard number	568^[1]
Laid down	10 August 1944
Launched	26 October 1944
Sponsored by	Mrs E. J. Husted
Commissioned	3 December 1944
Decommissioned	5 February 1970
Reclassified	redesignated Amphibious Transport (LPA-220), 1 January 1969
Stricken	1 June 1973
Identification	Hull symbol: APA-220 Hull symbol: LPA-220 Code letters: NPQW
Honors and awards	1 × battle star for World War II service 6 × battle star for Korean War service 5 × campaign stars for Vietnam War service
Fate	transferred to Maritime Administration (MARAD), 20 April 1971, laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Suisun Bay Group, Benicia, California trade-out, 2 October 1979, withdrawn, 19 November 1979
General characteristics ^[2]
Class and type	Haskell-class attack transport
Type	Type VC2-S-AP5
Displacement	6,873 long tons (6,983 t) (light load) 14,837 long tons (15,075 t) (full load)
Length	455 ft (139 m)
Beam	62 ft (19 m)
Draft	24 ft (7.3 m)
Installed power	2 × Combustion Engineering header-type boilers, 465 psi (3,210 kPa) 750 °F (399 °C) 8,500 shp (6,338 kW)
Propulsion	1 × Westinghouse geared turbine 1 x propeller
Speed	17.7 kn (32.8 km/h; 20.4 mph)
Boats & landing craft carried	2 × LCMs 1 × open LCPL 18 × LCVPs 2 × LCPRs 1 × closed LCPL (Captain's Gig)
Capacity	2,900 long tons (2,900 t) DWT 150,000 cu ft (4,200 m³) (non-refrigerated)
Troops	86 officers, 1,475 enlisted
Complement	56 officers, 480 enlisted
Armament	1 × 5 in (127 mm)/38 caliber dual purpose gun 1 × quad 40 mm (1.6 in) Bofors anti-aircraft (AA) gun mounts 4 × twin 40mm Bofors (AA) gun mounts 10 × single 20 mm (0.8 in) Oerlikon cannons AA mounts
Service record
Part of:	TransRon 19
Operations:	World War II Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto (17–22 April 1945) Korean War Era North Korean Aggression (27 September, 8 October–2 November 1950) Communist China Aggression (3–15 November 1950, 4 December 1950–13 January 1951) First UN Counter Offensive (11 February–7 March 1951) Communist China Spring Offensive (26 April–6 May 1951) Second Korean Winter (22–26 April 1952) Korean Defense Summer–Fall 1952 (17–18 October 1952) Vietnam War Vietnam Advisory Campaign (6–10 November 1963, 21–29 May, 15–17 June 1965) Vietnam Defense (4–8 July, 16 August–15 October 1965) Vietnam Counteroffensive–Phase II (1–3 July, 29 November–4 December 1966, 17 December 1966–3 February 1967, 15 February–18 March 1967) Vietnam Counteroffensive–Phase IV (13–20 June 1968) Vietnam Counteroffensive–Phase V (14 July–3 September, 24 September–4 October, 20–25 October, 30 October–1 November 1968) Vietnam Counteroffensive–Phase VI (2–7 November 1968)
Awards:	World War II China Service Medal American Campaign Medal Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal World War II Victory Medal Navy Occupation Service Medal National Defense Service Medal Philippine Liberation Medal Korean War Korean Service Medal United Nations Korea Medal Republic of Korea War Service Medal Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation Vietnam Era Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal Vietnam Service Medal Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal