USS Hassayampa (AO-145)                   

USS Hassayampa (AO-145)
United States Navy
15 April 1955 - 17 November 1978

Home Port Pearl Harbor, Hawaii

November - Lima - Gulf - Alpha
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USNS Hassayampa (T-AO 145)
Military Sealift Command
17 November 1978 - 2 October 1991
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"Cashmere Delta"
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"Humpin' Hass"
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"Finest Oiler in the Fleet She Was"

Ribbons and Awards
USS Hassayampa (AO-145)
USNS Hassayampa (T-AO 145)
(In order of precedence)

Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Combat Action Award
Joint Meritorious Unit Award - Navy Unit Commendation Award - Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation
Navy "E" Ribbon - Navy Expeditionary Award - National Defense Service Award
Armed Forces Expeditionary Award - Vietnam Service Award - Southwest Asia Service Award
Korea Defense Service Award - Humanitarian Service Award - Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation
Republic of Vietnam Campaign Award - Kuwait Liberation Award (Saudi Arabia) - Kuwait Liberation Award (Kuwait)

SECNAVINST 1650.1G, Chapter 2 - MILITARY DECORATIONS, p. 2-30 (bottom)
 images/ribbons/neds_daps_dla_mil_directives_1650_two.pdf

OPNAV NOTICE 1650; N09b1; 9 Mar 01
 images/ribbons/navy_awards_file.pdf

SECNAVINST 1650.1G N09B13 - 7 January 2002
images/ribbons/Secnav_instruction_1650_1g.pdf

Medal and Ribbon Description, Criteria and Explanations

 

Service Ribbons

Combat Action Award with one bronze star - Two Missions - USNS
     Desert Shield / Desert Storm
7 AUG 1990  -  16 JAN 1991
17 JAN 1991  -  28 FEB 1991

Joint Meritorious Unit Award with oak leaf cluster - Two Missions- USNS
     Desert Shield / Desert Storm
10-JUN-1991 28-JUN-1991

Unit Commendation with one bronze star - Two Missions - USNS
     Desert Shield / Desert Storm
06-SEP-1990 01-NOV-1990
17-JAN-1991 07-FEB-1991

Meritorious Unit Commendation with three bronze stars - Four Missions - USS/USNS
20-JUL-1969 22-JUL-1969 Apollo 11 Space Mission
27-JUL-1982 01-MAY-1983 (researching data)
05-SEP-1983 14-SEP-1983 KAL Flight 007 Search and Rescue
10-NOV-1984 07-MAY-1985 Indian Ocean / North Arabian Sea

Navy "E" Award with Navy E - Four Occasions - USS/USNS
     Engineering Red "E" - 1958
     Battle Ready White "E" - 1967, 1978, 1989

          [Although SECNAV information sheets indicate only one "E" for Hassayampa, this webmaster has been
          informed by former Hassayampa crew members that Hassayampa has received a total of four,
          including Smart Ship Award earned by USNS Hassayampa (T-AO 145) in 1989.]

Expeditionary Award with two bronze stars - Three Missions - USNS

06-APR-1980 12-JUL-1980 D Iran / Indian Ocean (21 NOV 79 - 20 OCT 81)
01-OCT-1980 31-DEC-1980 D Iran / Indian Ocean (21 NOV 79 - 20 OCT 81)
12-MAY-1981 03-AUG-1981 D Iran / Indian Ocean (21 NOV 79 - 20 OCT 81)

National Defense Service Award with one bronze star - Two Missions - USS/USNS
     Vietnam War, January 1, 1961 to August 14, 1974 - USS
       Persian Gulf, beginning August 2, 1990 - USNS

Armed Forces Expeditionary Award with one silver star - Six Campaigns - Fourteen Missions
     Quemoy and Matsu Islands (1958-1963); - USS
       Taiwan Straits (1958-1959); - USS
       Vietnam (1958-1965); - USS
       Laos (1961-1962); - USS
       Korea (1966-1974); - USS
       Persian Gulf (1987-1991) - USNS
*
01-JUL-1958 02-JUL-1958 G Quemoy-Matsu  (23 JUL 58 - 1 JUN 63)
22-NOV-1958 30-DEC-1958 H Taiwan Straits (23 AUG 50 - 1 JUN 63)
10-JUL-1959 11-JUL-1959 G Quemoy-Matsu  (23 JUL 58 - 1 JUN 63)
23-JAN-1961 23-JAN-1961 G Quemoy-Matsu  (23 JUL 58 - 1 JUN 63)
22-APR-1962 29-APR-1962 E Laos (19 APR 61 - 7 OCT 62)
17-MAY-1962 18-MAY-1962 E Laos (19 APR 61 - 7 OCT 62)
02-AUG-1964 11-AUG-1964 I Vietnam (1 JUL 58 - 3 JUL 65)
17-AUG-1964 29-AUG-1964 I Vietnam (1 JUL 58 - 3 JUL 65)
 05-MAY-1965 23-MAY-1965 I Vietnam (1 JUL 58 - 3 JUL 65)
26-MAY-1965 05-JUN-1965 I Vietnam (1 JUL 58 - 3 JUL 65)
17-JUN-1965 30-JUN-1965 I Vietnam (1 JUL 58 - 3 JUL 65)
20-APR-1969 30-APR-1969 J Korea (1 OCT 66 - 3 JUN 74)
20-MAY-1969 21-MAY-1969  J Korea (1 OCT 66 - 3 JUN 74)
02-DEC-1989 14-DEC-1989 R Persian Gulf (24 JUL 87 - 1 AUG 90)
* OPNAV NOTICE 1650 NOTES

U.S. Navy Vietnam Service Award with two silver stars and three bronze stars
Fourteen Campaigns - Sixty Nine Missions - USS
10-JUL-1965 20-JUL-1965
26-JUL-1965 29-JUL-1965
16-AUG-1965 25-AUG-1965
02-SEP-1965 11-SEP-1965
20-SEP-1965 03-OCT-1965
18-OCT-1965 01-NOV-1965
12-NOV-1965 24-NOV-1965
28-JUN-1966 05-JUL-1966
28-JUN-1966 05-JUL-1966
14-JUL-1966 23-JUL-1966
31-JUL-1966 06-AUG-1966
17-AUG-1966 22-AUG-1966
04-SEP-1966 10-SEP-1966
23-SEP-1966 02-OCT-1966
18-OCT-1966 22-OCT-1966
30-OCT-1966 13-NOV-1966
19-OCT-1967 26-OCT-1967
01-NOV-1967 07-NOV-1967
13-JAN-1968 20-JAN-1968
28-JAN-1968 06-FEB-1968
28-JAN-1968 06-FEB-1968
15-FEB-1968 25-FEB-1968
07-MAR-1968 17-MAR-1968
23-MAR-1968 06-APR-1968
23-MAR-1968 06-APR-1968		 20-NOV-1968 05-DEC-1968
10-DEC-1968 18-DEC-1968
29-DEC-1968 02-JAN-1969
08-JAN-1969 14-JAN-1969
25-JAN-1969 03-FEB-1969
14-FEB-1969 23-FEB-1969
14-FEB-1969 23-FEB-1969
26-FEB-1969 28-FEB-1969
12-MAR-1969 18-MAR-1969
25-MAR-1969 03-APR-1969
08-APR-1969 17-APR-1969
11-JAN-1970 26-JAN-1970
03-FEB-1970 15-FEB-1970
22-FEB-1970 09-MAR-1970
24-MAR-1970 07-APR-1970
12-APR-1970 15-APR-1970
28-APR-1970 03-MAY-1970
28-APR-1970 03-MAY-1970
07-MAY-1970 16-MAY-1970
24-MAY-1970 27-MAY-1970
 09-MAR-1971 15-MAR-1971
22-MAR-1971 24-MAR-1971
30-MAR-1971 03-APR-1971
16-APR-1971 30-APR-1971
09-MAY-1971 13-MAY-1971
28-MAY-1971 05-JUN-1971
11-JUN-1971 27-JUN-1971
10-JUL-1971 15-JUL-1971
13-MAR-1972 19-MAR-1972
30-MAR-1972 14-JUN-1972
20-JUN-1972
22-JUN-1972 01-JUL-1972
08-JUL-1972 15-JUL-1972
26-JUL-1972 09-AUG-1972
19-AUG-1972 22-AUG-1972
30-AUG-1972 05-SEP-1972
20-SEP-1972 26-SEP-1972
05-OCT-1972 11-OCT-1972
18-OCT-1972
27-OCT-1972 31-OCT-1972
17-NOV-1972 23-NOV-1972
07-DEC-1972 18-DEC-1972
29-DEC-1972 04-JAN-1973
10-JAN-1973 25-JAN-1973

U.S. Navy Southwest Asia Service Award with two bronze stars - Three Campaigns - USNS
     Defense of Saudi Arabia (02 Aug 1990 - 16 Jan 1991)
           Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm
       Liberation and Defense of Kuwait (17 Jan 1991 - 11 Apr 1991)
           Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm
08-SEP-1990 14-MAR-1991
08-SEP-1990 14-MAR-1991

U.S. Navy Korea Defense Service Award - Two Missions - USS
20-APR-1969 30-APR-1969
20-MAY-1969 21-MAY-1969

U.S. Navy Service Humanitarian Award with two bronze stars - Three Occasions - USNS
     (Although SECNAV information sheets indicate only one Humanitarian Service Medal for Hassayampa,
     this webmaster has been informed by former Hassayampa crew members that Hassayampa experienced
     three occasions where this award would apply: in the summer of 1981, working in conjunction with
     USS Barbel (SS-580), Hassayampa was instrumental in securing the rescue of 87 Vietnamese refugees
     drifting at sea in an open boat off the coast of South Vietnam. While en-route to Singapore to safely offload
     the 87 refugees picked up by Barbel, Hassayampa came upon an additional boat with 104 refugees. Several years later, on May 8, 1984, Hassayampa spotted a 25-foot teak fishing boat that was adrift and located 65 miles from the nearest island and 130 miles south of Saigon. On board was a group of 20 Vietnamese refugees, which included many women with infants. In all, Hassayampa had now facilitated in the rescue of 211 Vietnamese Boat People - on three different occasions.)

Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation with Palm - USS
     For service in support of the Republic of Vietnam

Republic of Vietnam Campaign Award - USS
     For service in support of the Republic of Vietnam

Kuwait Liberation Award (Saudi Arabia) - USNS
     For service in support of Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm - Saudi Arabia
17 JAN 1991  -  28 FEB 1991

Kuwait Liberation Award (Kuwait) - USNS
     For service in support of Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm - Kuwait

 

Service Medals
(Depicting front and back)
U.S. Navy Expeditionary
Medal		 U.S. Navy National Defense
Service Medal		 U.S. Navy Armed Forces
Expeditionary Medal		 U.S. Navy Vietnam
Service Medal
U.S. Navy Southwest
Asia Service Medal		 U.S. Navy Korea
Defense Service Medal		 U.S. Navy Humanitarian
Service Medal 
Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation
Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation with Palm Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal
Kuwait Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia) Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait)
 

Service Streamers


Joint Meritorious Unit Award

Navy Unit Commendation

Meritorious Unit Commendation

National Defense Service

Armed Forces Expeditionary

Republic of Vietnam Service

Southwest Asia Service

Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation

USS Hassayampa (AO-145)
Vietnam Service 1962-1973
 Fourteen Campaigns - Sixty Nine Missions
Campaigns and Dates Hassayampa Dates Campaigns and Dates Hassayampa Dates
2.  Vietnam Defense Campaign
(8 March 1965 -24 December 1965) 		10-JUL-1965 20-JUL-1965
26-JUL-1965 29-JUL-1965
16-AUG-1965 25-AUG-1965
02-SEP-1965 11-SEP-1965
20-SEP-1965 03-OCT-1965
18-OCT-1965 01-NOV-1965
12-NOV-1965 24-NOV-1965 		10.  Tet 69/Counteroffensive
(23 February 1969 - 8 June 1969) 		14-FEB-1969 23-FEB-1969
26-FEB-1969 28-FEB-1969
12-MAR-1969 18-MAR-1969
25-MAR-1969 03-APR-1969
08-APR-1969 17-APR-1969
3.  Vietnamese Counteroffensive
(25 December 1965- 30 June 1966)		 28-JUN-1966 05-JUL-1966 12.  Vietnam Winter-Spring 1970
(1 November 1969-30 April 1970) 		11-JAN-1970 26-JAN-1970
03-FEB-1970 15-FEB-1970
22-FEB-1970 09-MAR-1970
24-MAR-1970 07-APR-1970
12-APR-1970 15-APR-1970
28-APR-1970 03-MAY-1970
4.  Vietnamese Counteroffensive
(1 July 1966-31 May 1967)
Phase II 		28-JUN-1966 05-JUL-1966
14-JUL-1966 23-JUL-1966
31-JUL-1966 06-AUG-1966
17-AUG-1966 22-AUG-1966
04-SEP-1966 10-SEP-1966
23-SEP-1966 02-OCT-1966
18-OCT-1966 22-OCT-1966
30-OCT-1966 13-NOV-1966 		13.  Sanctuary Counteroffensive
(1 May 1970 - 30 June 1970) 		28-APR-1970 03-MAY-1970
07-MAY-1970 16-MAY-1970
24-MAY-1970 27-MAY-1970
5.  Vietnamese Counteroffensive
(1 June 1967-29 January 1968)
Phase III 		19-OCT-1967 26-OCT-1967
01-NOV-1967 07-NOV-1967
13-JAN-1968 20-JAN-1968
28-JAN-1968 06-FEB-1968 		14.  Vietnamese Counteroffensive
(l July 1970-30 June1971)
Phase VII 		09-MAR-1971 15-MAR-1971
22-MAR-1971 24-MAR-1971
30-MAR-1971 03-APR-1971
16-APR-1971 30-APR-1971
09-MAY-1971 13-MAY-1971
28-MAY-1971 05-JUN-1971
11-JUN-1971 27-JUN-1971
6.  Tet Counteroffensive
(30 January 1968 - l April 1968)		 28-JAN-1968 06-FEB-1968
15-FEB-1968 25-FEB-1968
07-MAR-1968 17-MAR-1968
23-MAR-1968 06-APR-1968 		15.  Consolidation I
(1 Jul 1971 - 30 Nov 1971) 		10-JUL-1971 15-JUL-1971
7.  Vietnamese Counteroffensive
(2 April 1968 - 30 June 1968)
Phase IV		 23-MAR-1968 06-APR-1968 16.  Consolidation II
1 Dec 1971 - 29 Mar 1972) 		13-MAR-1972 19-MAR-1972
9.  Vietnamese Counteroffensive
(2 November 1968- 22 February 1969)
Phase VI		 20-NOV-1968 05-DEC-1968
10-DEC-1968 18-DEC-1968
29-DEC-1968 02-JAN-1969
08-JAN-1969 14-JAN-1969
25-JAN-1969 03-FEB-1969
14-FEB-1969 23-FEB-1969 		17.  Vietnam Ceasefire Campaign
(30 Mar 1972 - 28 Jan 1973) 		30-MAR-1972 14-JUN-1972
20-JUN-1972
22-JUN-1972 01-JUL-1972
08-JUL-1972 15-JUL-1972
26-JUL-1972 09-AUG-1972
19-AUG-1972 22-AUG-1972
30-AUG-1972 05-SEP-1972
20-SEP-1972 26-SEP-1972
05-OCT-1972 11-OCT-1972
18-OCT-1972
27-OCT-1972 31-OCT-1972
17-NOV-1972 23-NOV-1972
07-DEC-1972 18-DEC-1972
29-DEC-1972 04-JAN-1973
10-JAN-1973 25-JAN-1973

     


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