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US Army Tanker
Y-20

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 286 Harbor Tanker
  • Built by Levingston Shipbuilding, Orange, TX (YN 266)
  • Laid down, date unknown
  • Launched, 11 March 1943
  • Delivered to the US Army Transportation Corps as Y 20, 31 July 1943
  • Operated in New Guinea waters, 1944
  • Manned by US Coast Guard personnel, 22 September 1944 - January 1946
  • Temporarily loaned to Navy, 1945
  • Retained in Army service postwar
  • Disposed of late 1950s
  • Final disposition, fate unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement 484 tons
    Length 162'
    Beam 27'
    Draft 13'
    Speed 9 knots
    Complement 23 (including gun crew of 6)
    Armament two single 20mm AA gun mounts
    Cargo Capacity 280,000 gallons
    Propulsion one 6-cyl diesel engine
    single screw 400shp
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    Y-20
    302002001    		 434k Y 20 moored in Cavite Bay,Philippines, 17 March 1948.
    Signal Corps photo #PR-49-165 (Pfc Lantz), National Archives identifier 80667085    		 David Upton
    There is no history record available for Y-20 at NavSource
    Commanding Officers
    01LT Douglas M. Mott, USCGR22 September 1944 - 10 September 1945
    02ENS Patrick B. Irwin, USCG10 September 1945 - January 1946

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