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USS Graffias Ship's Log of Major Events
Dec 1943 Laid down by Gulf Shipbuilding Co. Chickasaw, Alabama
Feb 1944 Acquired by the US Navy
Oct 1944 Commissioned at Baltimore, Maryland
Nov 1944 Sailed for the Western Pacific Area of Operations assigned to Service Squadron 10
Dec 1944 Discharged Cargo at Ulithi Atoll, Caroline Island
Jan 1945 Two additional runs between San Francisco and Ulithi Atoll, Caroline Island till May 1945
May 1945 Sailed from Pearl Harbor to Ulithi Atoll, Caroline Island
July 1945 Shipyard repairs Pearl Harbor
Aug 1945 Pearl Harbor to Adak, Alaska
Sep 1945 Cargo transfers to Japanese civilians and American occupation forces
Oct 1945 Arrived on Oct 26, Seattle, WA with American troops for discharge
Jan 1946 Began four years of cargo runs from US to American Military Bases in Pacific
Jun 1950 Home ported at Naval Base Sasebo, Japan after start of Korean War
Jun 1950 Began three years of cargo runs between Sasabo, Japan and Korean War zone
Jun 1955 Began support of Nationalist Chinese forces during Quemoy-Matsu Conflict
Sep 1960 First Shellback Initiation of USS Graffias Pacific Ocean
May 1961 Change of Command CAPT Robert O'Toole Jr in Commanding Officer
July 1962 Change of Command CAPT Donald A. Dertien Commanding Officer
Jun 1963 Change of Command CAPT Mayo A. Hadden Jr. Commanding Officer
Mar 1964 Returned to Stateside for first time since 1950. Home Port NAS Alameda, CA
Jun 1964 Change of Command CAPT Edward L. Huie Commanding Officer
Jun 1964 Sailed for Westpac
July 1964 Shellback Initiation Jul 15, Pacific Ocean
Aug 1964 Provided Logistic support to the 7th Fleet during Tonkin Gulf Incident off North Vietnam
Aug 1964 Set a AF's underway replenishment transferring record of 168.9 short Tons per hour Aug-Oct
Oct 1964 Arrived in San Francisco
Feb 1965 Westpac-Vietnam Yankee Station, Market Time, and in Ports
July 1965 Shellback Initiation Jul 7, Pacific Ocean
July 1965 Arrived NAS Alameda
July 1965 Change of Command CAPT John S. Bailey Jr. Commanding Officer
Nov 1965 Sailed for Westpac-Vietnam Yankee Station, Market Time and in Ports
Apr 1966 Arrived NAS Alameda
Apr 1966 Change of Command CAPT Theron J.Taylor Jr. Commanding Officer
Nov 1966 Sailed for Westpac-Vietnam Yankee Station, Market Time and in Ports
Feb 1967 Operation Deckhouse VI Marine landing at Cap Sa Hoi South Vietnam
Apr 1967 Boiler Damaged sailed to Pearl Harbor for repairs
Apr 1967 Arrived NAS Alameda
Aug 1967 Change of Command CAPT Thomas B. Hayward Commanding Officer
Aug 1967 Sailed for Westpac-Vietnam Yankee Station, Market Time and in Ports
Dec 1967 Arrived NAS Alameda. First Christmas in the States for Graffias since 1950
Jun 1968 Change of Command CAPT Paul K. Clausen Commanding Officer
Jul 1968 Sailed for Westpac-Vietnam Yankee Station, Market Time and in Ports
Aug 1968 Near Collision with SS Beauregard Near Vung Tau Harbor South Vietnam Aug 17
Oct 1968 Collision with YFU 4 while anchored in Da Nang Harbor Oct 11,
Dec 1968 Arrived NAS Alameda
May 1969 Sailed for Westpac-Vietnam Yankee Station, Market Time and in Ports
Sep 1969 Arrived NAS Alameda
Oct 1969 Decommissioned at Pier Two NAS Alameda, CA Oct 15,
Oct 1969 Laid up at the National Defense Reserve Suisun Bay Benicia, CA
Mar 1974 Struck from the Naval Register. Mar 1,
May 1974 Sold for Scrapping to Dongkuk Steel Co. of America. May 15,