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AF-41 Athanasia

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
Adria Class Stores Ship:
  • Laid down, 14 August 1944, as Stevedore Knot, a Maritime Commission type (R1-M-AV3) hull, under Maritime Commission contract (MC 2332) hull at Pennsylvania Shipyards, Inc, Beaumont, TX.
  • Launched, 12 October 1944
  • Commissioned USS Athanasia (AF-41), 3 April 1945, LT. James J. Borden in command
  • Decommissioned, 20 December 1945
  • Returned to the Maritime Commission for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 8 January 1946
  • Final Disposition, scrapped (date unknown)
  • Athanasia earned one battle star for her World War II service
    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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    Athanasia 76k Athanasia (AF-41) anchored in San Francisco Bay, CA., circa 1945.
    US Navy photo # NH 82184 Courtesy of Donald M. McPherson, 1975.    		 US Naval Historical Center
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