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USAV FS-254


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

USAV FS-254 was manned by the US Coast Guard during World War II
Freight-Supply Vessel
  • Laid down, circa 1944, as the Design 381 Freight-Supply Vessel FS-254 for the US Army at Wheeler Ship Building, Whitestone, N.Y.
  • Launched in 1944
  • Delivered to the US Army Quartermaster Corps, date unknown
  • Assigned to the US Army Transportation Corps, date unknown
  • Commission USAV FS-254, 23 May 1945, at Brooklyn, N.Y. LT. Robert A. Copeland Jr. USCGR, in command
  • USAV FS-254 departed New York 5 December 1944
  • She was assigned to in the Southwest Pacific area where she operated following World War II
  • Decommissioned, 7 December 1945, turning over with all equipment, stores, etc. to U.S. 6th Army at Nagoya, Japan, CAPT. J. J. Freeman, U. S. Army signing the receipt for the Army.
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement (As Built) 557 gross tons
    Length (As Built) 177'
    Beam 32'
    Draft 14'
    Speed 12 kts
    Freight Capacity unknown
    Complement
    Officers 4
    Enlisted 20
    Armament
    two single 40mm gun mounts
    Propulsion two 500hp GM Cleveland Division 6-278A 6-cyl V6 diesel engines, twin screws
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    Commanding Officers
    01LT. Copeland Jr., Robert A., USCGR23 May 1945 - 9 December 1945
    02BOSN Butler, Peter, USCG23 June 1945 - 7 December 1945
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