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USAV FP/FS-187


Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal

USAV FP/FS-187 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-187, at Higgins Industries, New Orleans, LA.
  • Launched in 1944
  • Delivered to the US Army Quartermaster Corps in 1944
  • Assigned to the US Army Transportation Corps
  • Commissioned USAV FP-187, 31 July 1944, at New Orleans, LTjg. W.A. Skelton, Jr., USCGR in command
  • Redesignated FS-187 date unknown
  • FS-187 was assigned to and operated in the Southwest Pacific Theater, including Manila and Tacloban, etc.
  • Decommissioned, date unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement 557 gross tons
    Length 187'
    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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