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US Army Tanker
Y-8

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal

Design 294 Harbor Tanker

Built by Odenbach Shipbuilding, Rochester, NY (YN 8)

Laid down, date unknown

Launched, date unknown

Delivered to the US Army Transportation Corps as Y 8, July 1943

Operated in New Guinea waters, 1944

Manned by US Coast Guard personnel, 22 September 1944 - 28 November 1945

Placed out of service, date unknown

Converted to cargo vessel, registered to Madrigal Shipping Co., Philipines, as Taurus, 1946

Reduced to barge, 1967

Final disposition, deleted 1990

Specifications:
Displacement 630 tons
Length 180'
Beam 30'
Draft 14'
Speed 9 kts

Complement 23 (including gun crew of 6)

Armament two single 20mm AA gun mounts

Cargo Capacity 280,000 gallons

Propulsion two 6-cyl Fairbanks-Morse diesel engines

twin screws, 480shp

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Commanding Officers
01	LT(jg) Walter H. Gammill, USCGR	22 September 1944 - 23 October 1945
02	LT(jg) H.W. Hudson, USCGR	23 October 1945 - 28 November 1945
02	LT(jg) Elliott Rubin, USCGR	28 November 1945

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US Army TankerY-8

US Army Tanker
Y-8