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ST-90

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal

Tug

Laid down in 1944 as a US Army design 257-A steel hulled tug at John E. Matton & Sons Inc., Cohoes, N.Y.

Launched in February 1944

Delivered to the US Army Quartermaster Corps, June 1944

Assigned to the US Army Transportation Corps, placed in service as ST-90

During World War II ST-90 was assigned to the Europe-Africa-Middle East Theater

Retired from US Army service circa 1945

Transferred in 1945 to the government of the Netherlands, at Rotterdam

Transferred, 12 June 1946, to the government of Finland, renamed No 17, reflagged Finland

Transferred 13 September 1946 the Finnish Navy, as minesweeper, redesignated DR-17

Damaged 25 August 1948, by a mine off Hanko, Finland, repaired same year

Acquired in 1949 by Korttila & Kumppani,Kotka, Finland, renamed Poitsila

Acquired in 1971 by Finland Steamship Co Ltd.," at Helsinki, Finland, renamed Partner

Acquired in 1980 for breaking up by Hamman Laivaromu, Hamina, Finland

Acquired in 1981 by Tapio Pötry, Lappeenranta, Finland

Acquired in 1982 by Ilkka Husu, Kotka, Finland, renamed Nina H

Acquired in 1983 by Kari Muona, Helsinki, Finland

Acquired in 1984 by Auto-80 O/Y, Helsinki, Finland

Acquired in 1985 by Walkingboards O/Y, Helsinki, Finland

Acquired in 1986 by Jarkko Antikainen and Jussi Huttunen, Helsinki, Finland

Acquired in 1988 by Mika Lehtonen, Helsinki, Finland, converted to a yacht, re-renamed Poitsila

Acquired in 200x by Tom Korttila, lying at Suomenlinna, Helsinki, Finland, under restoration

Accepted in 2004 to the Historic Ship Register of the Finnish Maritime Museum

Final Disposition, fate unknown

Specifications:
Displacement 106 gross tons
Length 74'
Beam 20'
Draft 8.4'
Speed 9.3 kts

Complement unknown

Cruise Radius unknown

Propulsion

one 6cyl Atlas-Imperial type 6BM, 400bhp

single three bladed propeller

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