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USAV F-6


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American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal


Small Freighter
  • Laid down in 1943, as the US Army Design 216 Freight Vessel F-6, at Sturgeon Bay Shipbuilding, Sturgeon Bay, WI.
  • Launched in 1943
  • Delivered in June 1943 to the US Army Quartermaster Corps.
  • Assigned to the US Army Transportation Corp and placed in commission as USAV F-6, date unknown
  • Decommissioned and retired by US Army, date unknown
  • Transferred to the Government of the Republic of the Philippines, date unknown, named Governor Forbes, reflagged Philippines
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement 180 t.
    Length 99.25'
    Beam 21'
    Draft 10.5'
    Speed unknown
    Freight Capacity unknown
    Complement unknown
    Armament unknown
    Propulsion one 5-cyl diesel engine, 300hp
    one propeller

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