- USS Ganymede (AK-104)
USS "Ganymede" (AK-104) was an sclass|Crater|cargo ship commissioned by the
U.S. Navy for service inWorld War II . She was responsible for delivering troops, goods and equipment to locations in the war zone."Ganymede", formerly merchant ship SS "James W. Nye", was launched under
Maritime Commission contract8 June 1943 , by thePermanente Metals Corp.,Richmond, California ; sponsored by Mrs. William C. Dalby ofOakland, California ; acquired23 June 1943 ; commissioned31 July 1943 , Lieutenant Commander Glenn H. Melichar in command.World War II Pacific Theater operations
After shakedown training out of Oakland, California, "Ganymede" departed
San Francisco, California ,28 August 1943 carrying military cargo toPallikulo Bay ,New Hebrides , and toQueensland ,Melbourne , andSydney ,Australia . Assigned to theU.S. 7th Fleet Service Force, she sailed from Queensland on29 November 1943 with fuel, supplies, and passengers for Milne andLangemak Bay s,New Guinea and thence returned to Australia.During the next 12 months she transported military cargo of many types and provided limited passenger service from ports of Australia to bases in New Guinea, including Humboldt Bay, Milne Bay,
Cape Sudest andTanahmerah Bay . Her itinerary was expanded in February 1945 to include Leyte,Manila ,Subic Bay and Samar in thePhilippines , with occasional calls at Manus,Admiralty Islands . "Ganymede" continued her busy Australia–New Guinea–Philippines–Australia supply circuit until20 November when she departedBrisbane, Australia for theUnited States arriving San Francisco18 December . She remained in port until25 February 1946 when she sailed forPearl Harbor to take part in special explosive tests prior to her decommissioning there15 April 1946 .Post-war decommissioning
Towed back to San Francisco, her name was struck from the Navy List
1 August 1947 and she was returned to WSA on1 October 1947 and entered theNational Defense Reserve Fleet atSuisun Bay, California , where she remained until she was scrapped in 1973.Military awards and honors
"Ganymede" crew members were eligible for the following medals:
* American Campaign Medal
* Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
* World War II Victory MedalReferences
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External links
*cite web
url= http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/g1/ganymede.htm
title= "Ganymede"
work= DANFS |publisher= U.S.Naval Historical Center
accessdate= 2008-03-17
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