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Palomas (IX-91)


International Radio Call Sign:
November - Zulu - Juliet - Sierra
 NZJS
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal
Miscellaneous Unclassified-Schooner:
  • Built as the schooner Goodwill in 1922 at Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp., Wilmington, DE.
  • Acquired by the US Navy, 12 September 1942
  • Placed in service, 2 October 1942
  • Renamed Palomas (IX-91), 5 October 1942
  • Placed out of service, 10 August 1946
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 25 September 1946
  • Transferred to the Maritime Commission, 3 March 1947, for disposal
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement 312 t.
    Length 161'
    Beam 30' 1"
    Draft unknown
    Non-refrigerated Storage Capacity 12,800 Cu. ft.
    Speed 10 kts.
    Complement unknown
    Propulsion
    one Winton Diesel engine
    Ship's Service Generators three diesel-drive 30Kw 120V D.C.
    one propeller 275 shp
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    Palomas 41k Palomas (IX-91) underway off the coast of California, date unknown. Gene Coppinger for his father Walter W. Coppinger Palomas
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    DANFS     history entry located at the US Naval Historical Center
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
    Fleet Reserve Association
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
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