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USAV FS-409
Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal
USAV FS-409 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-409 for the US Army at Hickinbotham Bros. Stockton. CA.
Launched in 1944
Delivered to the US Army Quartermaster Corps in November 1944
Assigned to the US Army Transportation Corps
Commission USAV FS-409, 20 February 1945, at San Francisco, CA.
USAV FS-409 was assigned to and operated in the Southwest and Western Pacific areas, including Tinian, Saipan, Eniwetok, etc
Decommissioned, date unknown
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