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USACE Kempe (ST-935)
ex
ST-731 (II)


Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

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


Tug:
  • Laid down in 1944 as the US Army, design 327-E, tug ST-731 at Port Houston Ironworks, Houston, TX.
  • Launched, in 1944
  • Delivered in 1944 to US Quartermaster Corps
  • Assigned to the US Army Transportation Corps, placed in service as ST-731
  • Reassigned to the US Army Corps of Engineers, redesignated USACE Kempe (ST-935)
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement 52 t. (net) 133 t. (gross)
    Length 86'
    Beam 24'
    Draft 9.2'
    Speed unknown
    Complement unknown
    Cruise Radius unknown
    Propulsion
    one 650 hp Clark Bros. diesel engine
    single propeller

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