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U.S.S. DIACHENKO
(APD-123)FULL SPEED AHEAD
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USS DIACHENKO (APD-123 ) - a Crosley-class high speed transport
In Commission 1944 to 1959APD-123 Deployments - Major Events
Add a APD-123 Shellback Initiation | Add a APD-123 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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JUL | 1944 | - | Keel Date: 18 JUL 1944 at Bethlehem Steel Company Quincy MA | ||
AUG | 1944 | - | Launch Date: 15 AUG 1944 | ||
DEC | 1944 | - | Commissioned: 8 DEC 1944 | ||
APR | 1945 | - | APR | 1945 | Assault landing Albay Bay Legaspi Luzon Philippine Islands |
JAN | 1949 | - | JUL | 1949 | West Pac |
JUL | 1950 | - | FEB | 1951 | West Pac |
SEP | 1950 | - | OCT | 1953 | Inchon Landing |
SEP | 1950 | - | FEB | 1951 | USS Diachenko APD-123 @Wonsan Korea. 1 |
NOV | 1950 | - | NOV | 1950 | USS Diachenko APD-123 |
OCT | 1951 | - | MAY | 1952 | West Pac |
JAN | 1952 | - | MAR | 1952 | West Pac - Korea |
APR | 1952 | - | MAY | 1952 | Troops Evacuation @ Hungnam Korea |
JUN | 1952 | - | JUN | 1952 | Chongin Korea blockade |
AUG | 1952 | - | AUG | 1952 | Demonstration Landings @Kojo Korea |
FEB | 1953 | - | SEP | 1953 | West Pac |
JUN | 1953 | - | AUG | 1953 | West Pac |
AUG | 1956 | - | AUG | 1957 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
JUN | 1958 | - | OCT | 1958 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
AUG | 1958 | - | Shellback Initiation - 20 AUG 1958 - Pacific Ocean | ||
AUG | 1958 | - | Shellback Initiation - 12 AUG 1958 - Pacific Ocean | ||
JUL | 1959 | - | Decommisioned - 30 July 1959 | ||
FEB | 1962 | - | MAR | 1963 | recomissioning San Diego ship yard Portland Oregon retun to L.B |
SEP | 1963 | - | APR | 1964 | West Pac |
JAN | 1964 | - | JUL | 1964 | West Pac |
APR | 1965 | - | DEC | 1965 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
MAY | 1965 | - | DEC | 1965 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
JUL | 1966 | - | APR | 1967 | West Pac |
JUL | 1966 | - | MAR | 1967 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
SEP | 1966 | - | Shellback Initiation - 7 SEP 1966 - Pacific Ocean | ||
FEB | 1968 | - | AUG | 1968 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
JAN | 1969 | - | JAN | 1970 | West Pac |
JUL | 1969 | - | Decommissioned: 30 JUL 1969 | ||
SEP | 1969 | - | Shellback Initiation - 1 SEP 1969 - Pacific Ocean | ||
JAN | 1970 | - | JAN | 1971 | Commisioning |
AUG | 1970 | - | JAN | 1971 | Dry Dock |
APD-123 General Specifications
Named for: Alex M. Diachenko (1919-1943)
Complement: 9 Officers and 192-192 Enlisted
Displacement: 1400 tons
Length: 306 feet
Beam: 37 feet
Draft: 12 feet 7 in
Final Disposition: Sold for scrap on 1 June 1975
USS DIACHENKO (APD-123)
Alex Diachenko (APD-123) was launched 15 August 1944 by Bethlehem Steel Co.
Quincy
Mass.; sponsored by Miss M. Diachenko
cousin of Watertender Second Class Diachenko; and commissioned 8 December 1944
Lieutenant Commander S. R. Jackson
USNR
in command.
She was renamed Diachenko 1 March 1945.Diachenko sailed from Norfolk 31 January 1945 and called at San Diego
Pearl Harbor
Eniwetok
and Ulithi before arriving Leyte
21 March. She carried troops in the reoccupation of the Philippines
landing soldiers at Legaspi 1 April and Polloc Harbor 17 April. Arriving at Morotai 7 May she transported Australian troops for the invasion landings at Brunei Bay
Borneo
of 10 to 16 June
then returned to Morotai until 26 June when she sailed to land men in the assault of Balikpapan 1 July. From 16 July to 29 August 1945 Diachenko operated in amphibious training at San Pedro Bay. She made three voyages to carry troops from Leyte to Jinsen
Korea
in September and October
then transported men of the 62d Chinese Army from Haiphong
French Indo-China to Formosa in November
and after a brief overhaul at Manila Bay
returned to Tsingtao
China
11 December to operate between that port and Shanghai until 16 January 1946. From 17 January to 17 March she served at Taku.
Diachenko arrived at San Pedro
Calif.
25 April 1946 and remained on the west coast for operations
home ported at San Diego from 1 August. She cruised to the Western Pacific in 1947
visiting Pearl Harbor
Kwajalein
Wake
and Eniwetok and from 26 January to 26 February 1948 voyaged to Alaskan waters calling at Ketchikan
Kodiak
Portage Bay
and Juneau. She sailed from Long Beach 22 October for a cruise to the Far East
extended this time by the Communist advance into China during which she evacuated American troops and citizens. She returned to San Diego 25 June 1949 and resumed west coast operations until the outbreak of hostilities in Korea.
Diachenko got underway from San Diego 30 June 1950
5 days after the North Koreans had crossed the 38th parallel. She supported United Nations forces from her base in Sasebo
often carrying an underwater demolition team making beach surveys and conducting reconnaissance. She returned to the west coast 9 May 1951 for overhaul.
During her second tour of duty in the Korean War
from 10 March to 5 December 1952
Diachenko again carried an underwater demolition team on reconnaissance missions and raids at Wonsan
and participated in the bombardment and blockade of the coast from Wonsan to Chongjin. She also conducted rehearsal landings and was primary control vessel during the demonstration landing at Kojo
North Korea
in October.
Diachenko returned to the west coast for operations and overhaul then carried the 2d Marine Reconnaissance Unit to Nagoya arriving 22 August 1953. Later in the year she joined in amphibious exercises in Japanese waters
then served as a station ship at Hong Kong from 27 February to 6 March 1954
and in a large-scale exercise reenacted the Iwo Jima landing from 21 to 25 March. She returned to her home port 7 May.
USS Diachenko sailed from San Diego 31 March 1955
arrived at Yokosuka 19 April
and on 3 May she reported to Haiphong
French Indo-China
where she served as flagship for the Evacuation Unit Commander during the "Passage to Freedom" operation which carried refugees out of North Vietnam. She returned to San Diego 30 September.
Leaving San Diego 28 August 1956 Diachenko embarked an underwater demolition team at Yokosuka and a Marine reconnaissance company at Okinawa and sailed to Thailand to train their Thai counterparts. She also participated in amphibious exercises and landings at Iwo Jima
Okinawa
and Luzon. She returned to San Diego 26 August 1957 to train reserves and operate with underwater demolition teams.
During her next Western Pacific tour from 12 June to 8 December 1958 Diachenko operated out of Okinawa and Subic Bay
Luzon
and in Japanese waters. She visited Djakarta
Java
on 22 and 23 August
to unload 6 LCVPs and conducted exercises with Chinese Nationalist forces at Taiwan from 1 to 10 September. Upon her return to San Diego Diachenko resumed local operations until placed in commission in reserve 1 April 1959 She was decommissioned 30 June 1959. Diachenko received two battle stars for World War II service and six for Korean War service.Transcribed by Yves HUBERT
[Note: The above USS DIACHENKO (APD-123) history may or may not contain text provided by crew members of the USS DIACHENKO (APD-123) or by other non-crew members and text from the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships]