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USAV FS-268

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-268 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-268 for the US Army at Wheeler Ship Building, Whitestone, N.Y.

Launched in 1944

Delivered to the US Army Quartermaster Corps 22 October 1944

Assigned to the US Army Transportation Corps

Commissioned USAV FS-268, 22 September 1944, at New York, LT. Johannes Larsen, USCGR in command

USAV FS-268 departed New York for the Southwest Pacific,22 October 1944, where she operated during WWII at Parang and elsewhere

Decommissioned, date unknown

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 unknown
Armament unknown

Propulsion two 500hpGM Cleveland Division 6-278A 6-cyl V6 diesel engines, twin screws

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