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AF-37 Malabar

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons


Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - China Service Medal (extended) - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
Bottom Row - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - National Defense Service Medal
Adria Class Stores Ship:
  • Laid down, 17 July 1944, as a Maritime Commission type (R1-M-AV3) hull under Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 2201) at Pennsylvania Shipyards, Inc, Beaumont, TX.
  • Launched, 17 September 1944
  • Acquired by the Navy, 24 February 1945
  • Converted for Naval service at Tennessee Coal & Iron Dock, Houston, TX.
  • Commissioned, USS Malabar (AF-37), 8 March 1945
  • Decommissioned, 20 June 1955, at Galveston, TX.
  • Laid up in the Atlantic Reserve Fleet, Texas Group, Galveston
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 1 July 1960
  • Final disposition, disposed of by MARAD sale, 27 July 1977, fate unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement 3,139 t.(lt) 6,240 t.(fl)
    Length 338'
    Beam 50'
    Draft 18'
    Speed 12 kts. (max)
    Complement 84
    Cargo Capacity 2,120 DWT
    Armament one single 3"/50 dual purpose gun mount, six single 20mm gun mounts
    Propulsion diesel engine, single screw, 1,700shp
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