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USED Barth

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal
Seagoing Hopper Dredge:
  • Built in 1945, at Dravo Construction, Neville, Island, PA.
  • Launched, in 1945
  • Delivered 1945 and placed in commission by the US Army Corps of Engineers, as USED Barth
  • During WWII dUSED Barth as assigned to operated at Okinawa
  • Decommissioned in 1946, date unknown
  • Transferred to the Republic of the Philippines in 1946
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement 1,194 t.
    Length 216'
    Beam 40'
    Depth of Hold 15' 6"
    Draft 12' 9"
    Complement 30
    Hopper Capacity 6275 cu yds
    Dredging Depth 45'
    Dredging Pipes 2
    Propulsion
    two 1,400hp General Motors diesel engines driving two electric motors generating 1398Kw
    two propeller shafts
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    Barth
    30266301    		 622k Ex-USED Barth at anchor in Manila Bay, Luxon, Philippines, 7 October 1947.
    US National Archives-US Army 111-SCA-Album-2943-099 (SC 302716    		 Tommy Trampp
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