USS Rogers Blood (APD-115)

Last updated

USS Rogers Blood (APD-115) after launching at the Bethlehem Hingham Shipyard, Hingham, Massachusetts (USA), 2 June 1945 (80-G-267059).jpg
Rogers Blood after launching at the Bethlehem Hingham Shipyard, Hingham, Massachusetts, 2 June 1945
History
US flag 48 stars.svg United States
NameRogers Blood
Namesake First Lieutenant Rogers Blood (1922-1944), a U.S. Marine Corps Silver Star recipient
Builder Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard, Hingham, Massachusetts
Laid down12 April 1945
Launched2 June 1945
Sponsored byMrs. Robert M. Blood
Commissioned22 August 1945
Decommissioned19 March 1946
ReclassifiedFrom destroyer escort DE-605 to fast transport APD-116 17 July 1945
Stricken1 June 1960
FateSold for scrapping 14 December 1961
General characteristics
Class and type Crosley-class high-speed transport
Displacement1,400 tons
Length306 ft (93 m)
Beam37 ft (11 m)
Draft12 ft 7 in (4 m)
Installed power12,000 shaft horsepower (16 megawatts)
Propulsion
Speed23.6 knots (27.2 mph; 43.7 km/h) (trial)
Range6,000 nautical miles (11,112 kilometers) at 12 knots (22.25 kilometers per hour)
Boats & landing
craft carried		4 LCVPs
CapacitySix 1/4-ton trucks, two 1-ton trucks, four ammunition carts, four pack howitzers, 6,000 cubic feet (170 m3) ammunition, 3,500 cubic feet (99 m3) cargo, 1,000 cubic feet (28 m3) gasoline (petrol)
Troops12 officers, 150 enlisted men
Complement
  • 12-15 officers
  • 189-192 enlisted men
Armament

USS Rogers Blood (APD-115), ex-DE-605, was a United States Navy Crosley-class high speed transport in commission from 1945 to 1946.

Contents

Namesake

Rogers Blood was born at Manchester, New Hampshire on 29 January 1922. He attended Manchester Central High School in Manchester and was awarded the Rotary Cup in his senior year as the most outstanding student in his class. Rogers then entered Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire, as a member of the Class of 1944. He left Dartmouth and enlisted in the United States Marine Corps Reserve on 3 January 1942. He accepted a commission as second lieutenant on 13 January 1943, and was promoted to first lieutenant on 1 February 1944. He served at the Marine Barracks at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, and at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. From 21 May 1943, he served in the World War II Pacific Theater of Operations.

On 18 February 1944 Blood was serving in the 22nd Marine Regiment when it landed on Engebi Island as part of the invasion of Eniwetok Atoll. While leading his platoon in a charge across open terrain in the face of severe Japanese machine-gun, mortar, and rifle fire to dislodge the heavily entrenched Japanese, he was killed in action. He was posthumously awarded the Silver Star and the Purple Heart.

Construction and commissioning

Originally, Rogers Blood was planned to be the Rudderow-class destroyer escort USS Rogers Blood (DE-605), and was laid down as such on 12 April 1945 by Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard at Hingham, Massachusetts. She was launched on 2 June 1945, sponsored by Mrs. Robert M. Blood. Rogers Blood was re-classified as a Crosley-class fast transport and redesignated USS Rogers Blood (APD-115) on 17 July 1945. She was commissioned on 22 August 1945.

Service history

On 8 September 1945, Rogers Blood departed Boston, Massachusetts, for Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, where she completed a six-week shakedown cruise, and was then ordered to Chester, Pennsylvania, to participate with the submarine USS Sabalo (SS-302) in Navy Day ceremonies which brought approximately 40,000 persons as visitors. She was in the Norfolk Navy Yard at Portsmouth, Virginia, from 31 October 1945 to 15 November 1945, then moved to Jacksonville, Florida, where she reported to the Atlantic Reserve Fleet. On 18 November 1945 she arrived at the St. Johns River in Florida for lay-up.

Decommissioning and disposal

Rogers Blood was decommissioned and placed in reserve on 19 March 1946 and berthed at Green Cove Springs, Florida, where she remained until stricken from the Navy List on 1 June 1960. She was sold on 14 December 1961 to the Southern Scrap Material Company of Louisiana for scrapping.

Related Research Articles

USS <i>Donald W. Wolf</i>

USS Donald W. Wolf (APD-129) was a Crosley-class high speed transport of the United States Navy, in service from 1945 to 1946. In 1965, she was transferred to the Republic of China Navy as ROCS Hua Shan (PF-33) and served until being struck and scrapped.

USS <i>Ringness</i>

USS Ringness (APD-100) was a Crosley-class high speed transport that served in the United States Navy from 1944 to 1946. After spending 29 years in reserve, she was sold for scrapping in 1975.

USS <i>Cread</i>

USS Cread (APD-88) was a Crosley-class high speed transport that served in the United States Navy from 1945 to 1946. She was sold for scrapping in 1961.

USS <i>Francovich</i> (APD-116)

USS Francovich (APD-116) was a United States Navy Crosley-class high speed transport in commission from 1945 to 1946. She was sold for scrap in 1965.

USS <i>Ray K. Edwards</i> United States Navy high-speed transport

USS Ray K. Edwards (APD-96), ex-DE-237, was a United States Navy high-speed transport in commission from 1945 to 1946.

USS <i>Truxtun</i> (APD-98)

USS Truxtun (APD-98) was a Crosley-class high-speed transport commissioned in the United States Navy from 1945 to 1946. In 1965, she was transferred to the Republic of China Navy and served as ROCS Fu Shan (PF-35) until 1996. Afterwards, she was scrapped.

USS <i>Rednour</i>

USS Rednour (APD-102) was a Crosley-class high speed transport that served in the United States Navy from 1945 to 1946. In December 1969, she was transferred to Mexico and served under the name Chihuahua until July 2001.

USS <i>Tollberg</i> WWII United States Navy transport vessel

USS Tollberg (APD-103) was a United States Navy high-speed transport in commission from 1945 to 1946. In 1965, Tollberg was transferred to Colombia and served as ARC Almirante Padilla (DT-03) until being stricken and scrapped in 1973.

USS <i>William J. Pattison</i>

USS William J. Pattison (APD-104), ex-DE-594, was a United States Navy high-speed transport in commission from 1945 to 1946.

USS <i>Myers</i>

USS Myers (APD-105), ex-DE-595, was a United States Navy high-speed transport in commission from 1945 to 1947.

USS <i>Earle B. Hall</i> United States Navy high-speed transport

USS Earle B. Hall (APD-107), ex-DE-597, was a United States Navy high-speed transport in commission from 1945 to 1946, 1950 to 1957 and 1961 to 1965.

USS <i>Harry L. Corl</i>

USS Harry L. Corl (APD-108) was a Crosley-class high speed transport that served in the United States Navy from 1945 to 1946. Harry L. Corl was transferred to South Korea in 1966 and served as Ah San until 1984. She was subsequently scrapped.

USS <i>Belet</i>

USS Belet (APD-109) was a Crosley-class high-speed transport in service with the United States Navy from 1945 to 1946. In 1963, she was transferred to Mexico, where she served as ARM California (H03/B-3). She was wrecked in 1972.

USS Julius A. Raven (APD-110), ex-DE-600, was a United States Navy high-speed transport in commission from 1945 to 1946. She later served in the Republic of Korea Navy as ROKS Ung Po (PG-83).

USS <i>Walsh</i> United States Navy high-speed transport

USS Walsh (APD-111) was a United States Navy Crosley-class high-speed transport in commission from 1945 to 1946. She was scrapped in 1968.

USS Hunter Marshall (APD-112), ex-DE-602, was a United States Navy high-speed transport in commission from 1945 to 1946.

USS Earheart (APD-113), ex-DE-603, was a United States Navy high-speed transport in commission from 1945 to 1946.

USS Walter S. Gorka (APD-114), ex-DE-604, was a United States Navy high-speed transport in commission from 1945 to 1947.

USS <i>Raymon W. Herndon</i>

USS Raymon W. Herndon (APD-121), ex-DE-688, was a United States Navy high-speed transport in commission from 1944 to 1946.

USS <i>Joseph M. Auman</i> Crosley-class high-speed transport ship commissioned by the U.S. during WWII

USS Joseph M. Auman (APD-117), was a Crosley-class high-speed transport commissioned in the United States Navy from 1945 to 1946. In 1963, she was transferred to the Mexican Navy and served as ARM Tehuantupec (H05) until 1989. Afterwards, she was scrapped.

References

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.