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U.S.S. RENVILLE
(APA-227)UNITED WE LAND
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USS RENVILLE (APA-227 ) - a Haskell-class attack transport
In Commission 1944 to 1968APA-227 Deployments - Major Events
Add a APA-227 Shellback Initiation | Add a APA-227 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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AUG | 1944 | - | Keel Date: 19 AUG 1944 at Kaiser Shipbuilding | ||
OCT | 1944 | - | Launch Date: 25 OCT 1944 | ||
NOV | 1944 | - | Commissioned: 15 NOV 1944 | ||
FEB | 1945 | - | Shellback Initiation - 8 FEB 1945 - Pacific Ocean | ||
APR | 1952 | - | SEP | 1953 | uss renville apa 227 |
JAN | 1961 | - | DEC | 1967 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
SEP | 1962 | - | JUN | 1964 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
OCT | 1962 | - | DEC | 1962 | Cuban Missle Blockade |
JAN | 1964 | - | JAN | 1966 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
JAN | 1965 | - | JAN | 1966 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
APR | 1968 | - | Decommissioned: 23 APR 1968 |
APA-227 General Specifications
Class: Haskell-class attack transport
Displacement: 6873 tons
Length: 455 feet
Beam: 62 feet
Draft: 24 feet
Flank Speed: 18 knots
USS RENVILLE (APA-227)
Renville (APA-227) was laid down 19 August 1944 as MCV hull 673 by
Kaiser Co.
Vancouver
Wash.
launched 25 October 1944
sponsored by Mrs.
Orpha Penderville; and commissioned 15 November 1944
Capt. William W. Ball
in command.
Following shakedown out of San Diego
Renville sailed in January
1945 for Guadalcanal
where in March she embarked 1
620 combat-ready troops
for the invasion of Okinawa. Her assault boats transported the troops to
the beach at Okinawa 1 April. Departing on the 5th
she steamed via Saipan
and Pearl Harbor to San Francisco. During the remainder of the war
she
transported troops and supplies between various Pacific Islands and the
United States. In September
she carried 1
436 Allied prisoners of war from
Japan to Manila. In 1946 she returned additional troops to the United States
and then operated along the Pacific coast. Operating in the western Pacific
she was ordered to Batavia
Java
in December 1947. Renville became
Headquarters ship for the U.N. Truce Commission that negotiated settlement
terms between Dutch military forces and Indonesian nationalists. The ensuing
agreement was denoted "The Renville Truce." After operating
off the west coast from May 1948 to January 1949
she voyaged to China later
in January
and returned 8 February.
Decommissioned 30 June 1949 at Mare Island
Calif. she recommissioned 5
January 1952 for service in the Korean War. Departing San Francisco for
the western Pacific 13 November 1952
she shuttled troops between Japan
and Korean ports such as Pusan and Inchon. After June 1953
she steamed
to San Diego.
Sailing for the western Pacific in September 1954
she carried marines to
Kobe
Japan
and conducted amphibious training in Korea
before returning
to San Diego 17 March 1955. Departing San Diego in August
she participated
in a landing exercise at Iwo Jima in February 1956
and returned to San
Diego in March. In January 1957
she joined a landing exercise at Camp Pendleton.
On WestPac tour from February to September
she joined a major landing exercise
on eastern Luzon in March and another in the Pohang-Dong area of Korea in
June.
After duty at Eniwetok from January to June 1958
she operated in the western
Pacific from October 1958 to March 1959. In May 1959 she joined a landing
exercise at Camp Pendleton. On WestPac tour from October 1959 to April 1960
she was station ship at Hong Kong in January and February
and participated
in a joint landing exercise at Taiwan in March. Again in the Far East from
April to 5 December 1961
she sailed to Okinawa
Subic Bay
Hong Kong
Taiwan
and Yokosuka. Following west coast duties in early 1962
she headed for
the Caribbean 27 October 1962 in response to the Cuban Missile Crisis
returning
to San Diego 13 December. Deployed to WestPac from December 1962 to May
1963
she ended 1963 in west coast operations.
Sailing for WestPac in June 1964
she participated in the filming on Oahu
Hawaii
of Otto Preminger's "In Harm's Way" in July. In response
to the Gulf of Tonkin attack in August
she ranged the coast of Vietnam
from Da Nang to Saigon with 1
350 marines on alert status for 67 consecutive
days. Replenished at Yokosuka
she performed similar duty off Vietnam in
November
before returning to San Diego 18 December
After a landing exercise at Camp Pendleton
Calif.
in March 1965
her WestPac
tour of May to August took her to Hawaii
Okinawa
Da Nang
Qui Nhon
Sasebo
and Yokosuka. After local duty
she began her WestPac tour of March 1966
to October
carrying marines to Okinawa and Chu Lai
Vietnam
before serving
as station ship at Da Nang in August and September.
In 1967 she prepared for deactivation. Transferred to Maritime Administration
23 April 1968
she joined the National Defense Reserve Fleet
Suisun Bay
Calif.
where she remained into 1973.
Renville received one battle star for World War II service
two for
Korea
and four for Vietnam.
[Note: The above USS RENVILLE (APA-227) history may or may not contain text provided by crew members of the USS RENVILLE (APA-227) or by other non-crew members and text from the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships]