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USAV FP/FS-140


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American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal

USAV FP/FS-140 was manned by the US Coast Guard during World War II
Freight-Supply Vessel
  • Laid down, circa 1944, as Design 330 Freight-Personnel Coastal Cargo Vessel FP-140, at Higgins Industries, New Orleans, LA.
  • Launched in 1944
  • Delivered to the US Army Quartermaster Corps, 31 October 1944
  • Assigned to the US Army Transportation Corps
  • Commissioned USAV FP-140, date unknown, at New Orleans with a Coast Guard crew
  • Redesignated Freight-Supply Coast Cargo Vessel FS-140, date unknown
  • USAV FS-140 was used for training at Pascagoula, MS; Tampa, FL, Brownsville, TX; Gulfport, MS; Mobile, AL; Corpus Christi, TX; Pensacola, FL, etc.
  • Decommissioned, date unknown
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement 557 gross tons
    Length 170'
    Beam 33'
    Draft 10'
    Speed 12 kts
    Freight Capacity unknown
    Complement unknown
    Armament unknown
    Propulsion four 200hp GM Cleveland Division 6-278A 6-cyl V6 diesel engines, twin screws
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