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LST-1093 / ARV(A)-5 Fabius

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - American Campaign Medal
Second Row - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Medal (with Asia Clasp)
Third Row- National Defense Service Medal - Korean Service Medal (1) - United Nations Korean Service Medal

Fabius Class Aircraft Repair Ship (Aircraft): Authorized as LST-1093; Reclassified as an Aircraft Repair Ship (Aircraft), 8 December 1944; Laid down, (date unknown) at American Bridge Co., Ambrige, PA; Launched, 11 April 1946; Commissioned, USS Fabius (ARV(A)-5), 7 June 1945; Decommissioned, 30 April 1946, at San Diego, CA; Laid up in the Pacific Reserve Fleet, San Diego; Recommissioned, 28 July 1950; Decommissioned, 4 April 1952, at San Diego, CA.; Laid up in the Pacific Reserve Fleet, San Diego; Struck from the Naval Register, (date unknown); Final Disposition, fate unknown. Fabius received one battle star for service in the Korean War.

Specifications: Displacement 2,110 t. (lt) 3,960 t.(fl); Length 328'; Beam 50': Draft 11' 2"; Speed 12kts; Complement 240; Armament two 40mm guns; Propulsion, 2 General Motors 12-567 diesel engines, two shafts, twin rudders.

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description		Source
	64k	Fabius (ARVA-5) at Okinawa in October 1945. *Fabius* arrived in Okinawa waters 10 September 1945 but could not come into port for some days because of a typhoon. US Navy photo		Jeff Burke

View the Fabius (ARV(A)-5)
DANFS history entry located on the Haze Gray & Underway Web Site.

Crew Contact And Reunion Information
U.S.Navy Memorial Foundation
Fleet Reserve Association

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