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AF-25 Taurus

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
Taurus Class Stores Ship:
  • Built in 1921 as SS San Benito at Workman Clark Co. Ltd., Belfast, Northern Ireland
  • Acquired by the US Navy, 2 October 1942
  • Converted for Naval service at Bethlehem Steel Corp., Alameda, CA.
  • Commissioned USS Taurus (AF-25), 28 October 1942, LCDR. Edward T. Collins in command
  • Decommissioned, 11 December 1945, at New Orleans, LA. and returned to the Maritime Commission for return to her owners
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 3 January 1946
  • Final Disposition, date unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement 6,600 t.(fl)
    Length 355'
    Beam 46'
    Draft 24'
    Speed 11.5 kts. (max)
    Complement 107
    Armament
    one single 4"/50 gun mount
    one single 3"/50 dual purpose gun mount
    six single 20mm AA gun mounts
    Propulsion Reciprocating steam engine, single screw, 2,500shp
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    Taurus 98k Broadside view of Taurus (AF-25) underway in San Francisco Bay off Naval Station Treasure Island, CA., 30 November 1942.
    Navy Yard Mare Island photo # 7345-11-42, 11/30/42.    		 Darryl Baker
    Taurus 51k Taurus (AF-25) moored at Prince's Wharf Auckland, New Zealand in 1945. David Oates for his father LT. William S. Oates USS Taurus
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    DANFS history entry located at the US Naval Historical Center web site.
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
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