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IX-65 Blue Dolphin

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is left to right
American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal
Auxiliary Schooner :
  • Built in 1926 at Shelburn Shipbuilding Corp., Shelburn, Nova Scotia
  • Launched (date unknown)
  • Acquired by the Navy, 17 March 1942
  • Placed in service, 6 April 1942, as Blue Dolphin (IX-65), at Section Base, Boston, MA.,
  • Placed out of service, 28 June 1945, at Boston, MA.
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 11 July 1945
  • Delivered to the War Shipping Administration for disposal, 14 September 1945
  • Purchased (date unknown) by Mr. David C. Nutt for oceanographic research
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement 91 t.
    Length 99' 8"
    Beam 22' 5"
    Draft 12'
    Speed 8 kts.
    Complement 12
    Armament unknown
    Propulsion sail with auxiliary engine
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