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WestPac, via Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. During October 1961 PHIBRDN ONE participated in Operation Silver Sword in the Hawaiian Area with units of PHIBPAC, SERVPAC, CRUDESPAC, SUBPAC and 1st Marine Brigade, 1st Marine Division. The HENRICO arrived in Okinawa on 28 November 1961 and also visited the following ports while in WestPac: Sasebo; Numazu; Yokosuka; Iwakuni; Japan; Keelung; Taiwan; Hong Kong; and Subic Bay, Philippines. During March the HENRICO along with other units of PHIBRDN ONE and PHIBRDN SEVEN participated in OPERATION TULUNGAN in the Philippines. The HENRICO departed WestPac for San Diego on 17 April 1962 via Pearl Harbor arriving on 5 May 1962. Following a leave and upkeep period, the HENRICO departed San Diego on 12 July 1962 for Willamette Iron and Steel Shipyard, Portland, Oregon via Bangor, Washington, arriving on 17 July 1962. The HENRICO departed Portland, Oregon, on 27 August 1962 and arrived in San Diego on 7 September 1962. On 28 September HENRICO entered the National Steel and Shipbuilding Company, San Diego, to undergo engineering repairs; completing them on 22 October 1962. During the period 22 to 26 October HENRICO engaged in loading of troops, stores, equipment anli ammunition prior to departing on 27 October for the Caribbean. Under the command of CTG 53. 2 the HENRICO along with other units of TG 53. 2 sailed towards the Panama Canal, arriving on 5 November 1962. While in the Caribbean area the HENRICO visited Cristobal and Panama City, Panama; King- ston, Jamaica: and Vieques, Puerto Rico. The HENRICO departed the Caribbean area on 6 December 1962 for San Diego via Camp Del Mar, arriving on 15 December 1962. During the period 14 through 25 January 1963 the USS HENRI- CO received Refresher Training under Fleet Training Group, San Diego. During the period 4 through 15 February 1963 HENRICO underwent Amphibious Refresher Training under Operational Training Unit, Pacific. During the period 28 February thru 8 March 1963 HENRICO participated in Exer- cise STEELGATE at San Clemente and Camp Pendleton under CTF 18 (COMPHIBGRU THREE). USS HENRICO returned to San Diego on 8 March 1963, remaining until 26 March 1963 when she sailed for WestPac via Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, with other ships of PHIBRDN ONE.
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STATISTICS The aaack traacpoR i designed to cvry assault troof and ihcir e ]u pinent to an objective area, and to land tioo|a and cargo on enemy held beachci In addltioo, the ihip roust be equipped to evacuate and transport troop cajualtiei and prisoncn of war from ibc combat area, and to tram embarked combat troops u the technique ot amphibious landing opera- ttoas To perfcr— • ' ■- functions, fhips of the BAYFIELD daas APA; . e the HENRICO, carry a main battel, i .j LCVPS, 4 LCMS, I LCPR, and S LCPL - a total of 23 boats The HENRICO can carry over 100 troop officers and about 1500 troop enlisted men in addition to its peace time allowance of 25 of - ' . J43 enlisted men Th. O IS approximately 492 feet m length and duf .4. uout 14,000 tons when fully loaded She IS able to make speeds in excess of 17 knots, but nor— ■ rjue« at 15 knots. Her armament, cuen- ti ivc in native consists of S 3S caliber anu -WW MNi guns. Her primary mission is that of all APA ' S: to conduct a ship to shore movment against a hostile beachhead and to deliver the troops and supplies necessary to make the amphibious operation successful. ::. - if- HISTORY The USS HENRICO (APA 45), formerly the S. S. SEA DARTER, converted to an attack transport with Qagship accommodations, was built in 1942 and 1943, and was commissioned on 24 June 1943. The ship, named for Henrico County, Virginia, had CDRjohn H- WILLIS as her first commanding officer In Feb- ruary 1944, the HENRICO steamed to the United Kingdom While engaged m amphibious training exercises at Portland, England, the HENRICO opened fire for the first time under actual battle conditions during a heavy ai r attack on the night of May 28. The follow- ing month the ship participated in the largest amphibious operation in history, the invasion of Nor- mandy In October, the HENRICO returned to the United States for overhaul and then proceeded to the Wcst- tem Pacific for participation in the invasion of Okinawa The following April, while the ship was retiring for the mght, a twin-cngine Francu kamikaie bomber crashed into the starboard side of the navigation bridge Two-250 pound bombs pene- trated several decks before exploding on the main deck, port side The USS HOBSON and the USS SUFFOLK stood by to assist and take the ship in tow. She was towed to an anchorage in Kcrama Retto Harbor, Okinawa. Among the fifty-one people killed that day were the Commanding Officer, the Division Commander, and the Troop Commanding Oificer Alter mmor repain the HENRICO sailed under her own power for the United States. In August 1945, she proceeded to Leyte, where she was anchored during tbe first days of ! mcc with Japan. Operations after the war included participation in Uic M i Carpet C the returning of U S Servicemen frot; Later the ship participated m Operation CHOSSi ADS at Bikini. The Korean Action again found the HENRICO busy In July 1950, she sailed from the States with units of the 5th Marine Regiment, which she landed at Pusan In September, she participated in an assault landing at Inchon. Two landing operations at Wofsan, North Korea, followed in October. In February 1952, the ship made a 15 day visit to Hong Kong where she participated in ceremonies marking the death of King George VI of England She proceeded to Koje Do, Korea, in 1953 to participate m Operatkm BIC SWITCH, the moving of Communist htorth Korean prisoners from Koje Do to Inchon pur- suant to the armutice agreement, and was among the ships which evacuated the Chinese Nationalut Forces from the Tachen Islands in February 19S5. On her trip to WestPac in 1959 the HENRICO visited Bangkok, Manila, Hong Kong and Keclung on a special People to People tour. During the first six months of 1960 the ship participated in three amphibious operations and made a one month trip to Tacoma, Washington In June she again sailed for WestPac, carrying with her five tons of clothes and supplies for Korean missions, orphanages, and schools As well, she carried the 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, which she took to Okinawa. Ports visited during this cruise included Yokosuka, Sasebo, and Kobe, Japan; Manila, p. I. , Hong Kong, B C C , and Naha and Buckncr Bay, Okin- awa. On September 4, the ship off-loaded the clothes and supplies at Inchon and the next day embarked the First Battle Croup, 32nd Infantry, for Operation JOLLY ROGER. In November, the ship participated in Operation PACKBOARD with the first Marine Expeditionary Brigade embarked The HENRICO departed the WestPac area on December 1 and arrived in San Diego on the 16th. Following a leave and upkeep period she steamed to San Francisco for a two month yard period On return to San Dicgo in April 1961, the HENRICO partici- pated in numerous exercises, demonstration, and or operations. Before the end of October 1961 she found herself heading for
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