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USAV FS-270
Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal
USAV FS-270 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-270 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-270, 6 October 1944, at New York, LTjg. O.T. Fretz, Jr., USCGR in command
USAV FS-270 departed New York for the Southwest Pacific, 26 October 1944, where she operated during WWII
Decommissioned, 10 October 1945, Coast Guard crew removed
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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