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2024
The Muliphen is Hosting the Amphibious Ships
Reunion with a Cruise.
Royal Caribbean International The Ship: Serenade of the
seas Dates: 5 Nights Sailing Date: 10/6/2024
return 10/11/2024 Contact:
1-800-465-3595 and please follow the phone prompts
for servicing an existing Group ID. 2232152
For additional details
call Jerry Wotherspoon (USS Muliphen AKA-61)
813-390-0830
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1960's Photo courtesy of Shipmate
Richard Leonhardt
The Ship's Motto
Top left:
American Campaign Medal - ** (2)Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medals -
World War II Victory Medal
Bottom Left:
Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - National Defense
Service Medal - ** Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal Lebanon,
(1 Jul 53
- 1 Nov 58)
Click Here for
Medals Information
Specifications:
Displacement 6,458 t.(lt) 14,200 t.(fl.); Length 459' 2"
Beam 63' Draft 26' 4" Speed 16.5 kts.
Complement 429 Cargo Capacity 4,450 dwt
Armament:
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One single 5"/38 DP gun mount
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Four twin 40mm AA gun mounts
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Twelve
single 20mm AA gun mounts
Boats:
Propulsion:
International Radio Call Sign:
November - Hotel - Golf - Charlie
NHGC
Final Disposition, sunk as an artificial reef 16.5 miles east
off Port St Lucie FL., January 1989. Sitting upright, at a depth of
168 feet
27° 24′ 19.86″ N, 80° 0′ 20.22″ W
27.405517,
-80.005617
In 1962 the "Might Mule" participated in
the make of the movie "The Longest Day" (from the book by
Cornelius Ryan).
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