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USAT Short Splice
USNS Short Splice (T-AK-249)

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

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National Defense Service Medal
Alamosa Class Cargo Ship:
  • Laid down, 15 January 1945, as a Maritime Commission type (C1-M-AV1) hull, under Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 2464) at Consolidated Steel Corp. Wilmington, CA.
  • Launched, 3 March 1945
  • Delivered to the United States Steamship Lines, 18 May 1945
  • Commissioned by the US Army USAT Short Splice (date unknown)
  • Decommissioned by the US Army and acquired by the US Navy, 1 March 1950
  • Placed in service by the Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS) as USNS Short Splice (T-AK-249)
  • Placed out of service, 29 June 1973, at Sasebo, Japan
  • Returned to the MARAD for disposal
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 15 June 1973
  • Final Disposition, sold for scrapping, 31 July 1973, to Fuji Marden Co. Ltd., Hong Kong, B.C.C.
    Specifications:
    Displacement 2,460 t.(lt) 6,240 t.(fl)
    Length 338' 3"
    Beam 50'
    Draft 21'
    Speed 12 kts,
    Complement 85
    Propulsion diesel, single propeller, 1,700hp
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