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USAT Clevedon

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal

Transport:

Built in 1927 as the Passenger/Cargo ship MV Feltre at Stabilmento Tecnico, Trieste, Italy

Launched, date unknown

Delivered, date unknown

Acquired by Pacific American Fisheries, Inc., date unknown

Chartered by the War Department, 25 September 1941

Final Disposition, sunk at Yakutat, Alaska, 11 January 1942, damaged beyond economical repair by fire

Specifications:
Displacement 7,314 gross tons
Length 430'8"
Beam 55'5"
Draft 27'3"
Speed 11 kts

Complement

Officers unknown

Enlisted, unknown

Troopship Passenger Capacity 502

Cargo Capacity 400,777 cu ft

Cruise Radius 20,000 nm

Propulsion

Diesel

Single shaft

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description	Source
Merchant Service
301301301	155k	SS Clevedon under way, date and location unknown. Note the prominent American Flag painted on her sides indicating her neutrality. Photo from "Troopships of World War II"
301301302	79k	SS Clevedon under way, date and location unknown. Australian War Memorial	John Spivey

USAT Clevedon history is from "Troopships of World War II", by Roland W. Charles, Published by The Army Transportation Association, Washington, D.C., 1947

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