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USAV FS-264

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

USAV FS-264 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-264 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-264, 24 August 1944, at New York, LTjg, E.F. Warner,. USCGR, in command

USAV FS-264 departed New York 27 September 1944 towing USAV P-751 for the Southwest Pacific Area including Leyte, Manila, etc. where she operated during WWII.

Decommissioned, 24 September 1945

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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