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USAT Elna

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
Steam Schooner:
  • Built in 1920 as 1,400 t. barge W.P. Cox by Hanlon Drydock & Shipbuilding Co., Oakland, CA.
  • Launched in 1920
  • Delivered in 1920
  • Rebuilt in 1924 as a cargo Ship at Hanlon Drydock & Shipbuilding Co., Oakland, CA., lenghtened 40 ft., rename SS Dan F. Hanlon
  • Renamed SS Elna, date unknown
  • Acquired by the War Shipping Administration, 12 December 1942, from CAPT. Ramselius, at Seattle WA.
  • Allocated, 12 December 1942, by the War Department under charter from the War Shipping Administration
  • USAT Elna served exclusively in Alaskan waters during World War II
  • Final Disposition, grounded, 27 December 1943, at Wide Bay, Alaska, declared a total constructive loss
    Specifications:
    Displacement 1,434 gross tons
    Length unknown
    Beam unknown
    Draft unknown
    Speed unknown
    Complement
    Officers unknown
    Crew unknown
    Armed Guard unknown
    Troopship Passenger Capacity unknown
    Cargo Capacity unknown
    Cruise Radius unknown
    Propulsion unknown
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    Merchant Service
    Elna
    302201201    		 97k SS Dan F. Hanlon moored pierside, San Francisco, CA., 5 December 1931.
    National Park Service San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park    		 John Spivey
    Elna
    302201202    		 169k SS Elna underway, circa 1941-1942, location unknown.
    US Coast Guard photo    		 John Spivey
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