Kenton (APA 122) - Naval Cruise Book

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HI TUHY UF THE MIG This is the story of a happy ship and a good ship called the USS Kenton in honor ofa thriving agricultural county in the julep state of Kentucky, xifhich was so named in order to perpetuate the mem- ory of one of our nation's pioneers. He wm5tGeAnera.li Simon Kenton, who as a boy of 16 left theyom- fort and of home to serve with General George VVa ing- ton inthe struggle to free the American colonies from tyran X, gers she has transported as the 'M ofthe Caiafomu shipping ' fomia. Her keel was laid nu june 43. Iggy, August she was launched. A trial mn was conducted Octnber 24, :gg performed in the flawless fashion tilt lla hm . 70,000 miles of water without One of the highlights of Kentons service was the pi ' iilf 4 V A week later the Kenton was cr' ' boat doivn the broad Ohio River, carrying gunpowder and ther ,I- Tate, USN. taking :wer Cflmnxand badly needed supplies to a beleaguered Kentucky regime 1 is I!H'lI1YgNA'.llll'l'h.i5L'!'C'X!', eunipmcdmeinly was one ofkthe first amphibious operations in the natio fs li' ory and men, st, arattentiun aft ofthe and it is upiquely fitting that an amphibious attack tra: 'ty rt s i 'W weeks were a ightmarc uf in the mighty navyiofithe nation he nbly helped ii d, ' LR? snags as the c xx of the Mighey'K I bear his name. I gp U' 1 period of adi stment required of The USS Kenton. kiwi' to her 'A it and thousa s rl' pe ni efficient mn i lp I i fears: marojfooij l 1 'EMEA ..,.g',3:.g, f 'D ' Elff-lfivjgu., tv.: , fl S' 1 t 'ai,,,,...1 'vu-....., Kgef' 'tent- N-.. ' 'tillxga

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if r 1 fil:.'lll Orders placing the ship in commission were read by the Navy Yard Cl!lllIll11llLl1lI1f, following which the Union Jack and Commis- sion pennant were hoisted to the strains of the Star Spangled Banner. Captain Victor B. Tate, USN, our first skipper, then saluted the Commnntlnnr,-and with the words, I relieve you, sir, assumed cti1e1i11e1,nnl,4afi4g,ic ship. 'wr-vfrfzf 2 '13 .+j'g..1g, 'f - - Vfff 'PH' i'iipI,!1lli1:is - r r 4 'V 'gH.1srfirsnpQQZlex'sxxi'ei'e to set the watch, and boatswa1n's mate Fred 'Q H' f.i.-'mai ,, ' '. Karger, , i . .. 1 e'f'i ll .r . . . . . vl. Line Kfallggiatlie I hird Section into action. . , ,im ,, X V 5 - iq -Vildvh, A liirsfff ,.'i' of the deck was Lieut. Harris J. Koberle, navigator, . rf??ii'g'f12i:J2k3 ,f -. nfl1i,lg.QlffljfjfiieHf,rmclc wood was Hrst quartermaster, and Pat Jordan, 5 ,I A- . 1, V n - r.3'lTie2?,i 3 . l . hrst sigriplldinii. I',l1Tg'1,iili:lirii1g officers of the watch were Lleut. Gib- r , ,.l'l1l'if,.5l'l2 1 r ,L,v,j1.'ifig' . ,fffmnli--ix. --3 I. N . 1 stm,.L1Qx1t!? f rich and Chief Mach. Barbee. . 'wtf' ' L72 ii: f'-. ' . . .5 illif 2 t . A cbfflbjf sm. A?1i'ieqr+icl'eftr'l'tlie crew by Capt. Tate and Chaplain 'fix fl 7 2 Z 'f f , i 'fhoemp?n 5ff, 1,Q. t Q lieijji vlo ifeshm nts were then Wi Wi servedim ,Q we .. partment, and ,WW M 54 3 T ya ig, '5' nm 5 K! Cir 12 f midi ff' LM4 f W. WWE? vw? i l pimms -TIN, ,fn- -1 ?f J x . If ' ,, .4 , ', i-Shi ' 2, kk I r '75 5 , ln I in fx- I , - 5-A 4 Y I ' .I . 0 I ,,, . -' X 1 1 3 - -r . -. . -- f X , , V ' 1 ' - f,if'f, : .M 'gl if .i: -.l' t 'gms A fx . f 1 V . K , ll f L .5 p 75 -, 1 .Xl .Q J p .4 -uit.. . 4 Y 1 C f' . ' in ' .I '- i If 2 -- ci ., .. - .V ., '-'Zi' . .v t-f!.- '- ' ' '. ' P , jig, , Lf t ,jilljf fzafz -,T ff .L gr - ' ' . V It , ,, - L 1-1.-.,, i .-'2.n.zf.'1fg Q-fix lg 1:14, HTA ig A I. I V l 5,---it...f.,, ? I ' - - , V ., LIL 'YQ ff. t E' ' ' li f, I- V , -gmail: ,-42 . ,I ., 1. 'I . Mi .E . A, V ' 1 ' . fr 4' vw - , fs '- '- 5 ' -5. ' Q..-h-1 we' Q., , lr - - - ' -' ,, , '-.,. .. 1,4 l , A ,L -Q 1 .I .'4.- . . . 3 .4 I IJ: 1, 1 A - , T.. it Q .5, I v ' U , A -1 IW .V asm .hp .I .sh I. 1 E L N .4---5 2 .rr ef, .- .-me .. ia- f. - 5 12. , 1. s l r .vo b r yr 1 'I 5. -Y gy i. J .. gh , ,. 'I , s ix Hi FS15.. Y xjjizf 13. ., ,lt :gifggf - 464 5 ' t -,P 4 3, X X, s ' :ffl '-15.1 ,i ,. 1 :iw-La 'S aug ' ' ., V 4. ff . ' v- ,,'. -- ,A -.5 J. r ' , ' ,1 J. :' fan '-, .N y ' ' , ' ' 0 , -: . . 4 -- - -.-.. a. i , - - at - Y' . W'- d -' .-fi:-Lift - 5-4 ,, 5 J-r. .. 3, yi, ,Q 2 A--L ....l-3 ...4.. . ,.V. I , ,git-fllf 'ffafie , It mu D i ,, - : 4.1-.11..,.f f fF---'s1.r,1:.-,a V , , ll - Q2 l r- . A ' I al. -L ' f 'f'- '2 '1'1N-off:-v . w - ih- . 7,:.- f ' 4 :, , , - ji- Y 4 . ,l 35- ' 3 -1 . . -:FU--' , - ...- rif' , 1 at 52 1 - qfzifu e ' ' ' r- 4' I 3 i ' :. . x ft- - 51.11-Y., ,- r --. 'W j li .5 . '..fj'. 1-5 f,-r - , L . ,, -,Qs...M5.A f -ag, 33, .. X: . ,. S 1 334-31 ' - .- 'i'112' '-5:2 i . 3. f 5 ' ' 1 Q ' 1 r -. A Q . 1 1 e f in . , .V f.. S 2. . is-1 1 4 . . -'- , - X rf '- A ,,',', 3' ,, , 5 F '- I ' 5 N 1 'I -s ' l ..' l-5' g 3: W x H. ., ' - -. , 1 ji 'Q .83 . . r- . , - V 2 3 rfv-s Qf -V - W k l Q f G 4 i .