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USAV FS-404
Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal
USAV FS-404 was manned by the US Coast Guard during World War II
Freight-Supply Vessel
Laid down in 1944 as the Design 381 Freight-Supply Vessel FS-404 for the US Army at Hickinbotham Bros. Stockton. CA.
Launched in 1944
Delivered to the US Army Quartermaster Corps in October 1944
Assigned to the US Army Transportation Corps
Commission USAV FS-404, 24 October 1944, at San Francisco, CA. LTjg. R.S. Hall, USCGR in command
USAV FS-404 was assigned to and operated in the Southwest and Western Pacific areas.
Decommissioned, 31 October 1945
Sold for commercial service to a Philippines Shipping company, date unknown, named MV Venus
Final Disposition, unknown
FS 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 500hp GM Cleveland Division 6-278A 6-cyl V6 diesel engines
twin screws
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Last Updated 17 November 2023