- USS Corduba (AF-32)
USS Corduba (AF-32) was an "Adria"-class
stores ship acquired by theU.S. Navy for service inWorld War II . Her task was to carry stores, refrigerated items, and equipment to ships in the fleet, and to remote stations and staging areas."Corduba" was launched
11 June 1944 byPennsylvania Shipyards , Inc.,Beaumont, Texas , under aMaritime Commission contract; sponsored by Mrs. R. R. Clark; transferred to the Navy30 December 1944 ; and commissioned26 January 1945 , Lieutenant A. G. Wood, Jr.,USNR , in command.World War II service
Clearing
Galveston, Texas ,13 February 1945 "Corduba" loaded cargo atMobile, Alabama , sailed through thePanama Canal , and arrived atPearl Harbor 19 March . The last day of the month she sailed forEniwetok , arriving11 April to report toCommander, Service Squadron 10. "Corduba" carried provisions fromAuckland, New Zealand , toTinian ,Guam , Manus,Peleliu , andSaipan , from12 April to her return toSan Francisco, California ,15 October .Post-war activity
After reloading at
San Francisco, California , "Corduba" put to sea27 October 1945 forOkinawa andTsingtao ,China . From26 November to23 December she issued refrigerated provisions to ships serving in the reoccupation ofChina . Returning toSan Pedro, California ,18 January 1946 , "Corduba" carried cargo to thePhilippines between31 January and18 April , and cleared San Francisco20 May for theU.S. East Coast . She arrived atCharleston, South Carolina ,10 June . Assigned toService Force, Atlantic Fleet , "Corduba" carried provisions toArgentia , theCaribbean , northernEurope , and theMediterranean .Inactivation and decommissioning
She was placed in commission in reserve
20 August 1955 to begin her pre-inactivation overhaul atCharleston, South Carolina , and was placed out of commission in reserve there. "Corduba" was struck from theNaval Register (date unknown). Her final disposition: scrapped in 1974.Military awards and honors
"Corduba’s" crew was eligible for the following medals:
*China Service Medal (extended)
*American Campaign Medal
*Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
*World War II Victory Medal
*Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp)
*National Defense Service Medal References
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