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US Army Coastal Tanker
Y-126

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal
Coastal Tanker
  • Laid down in 1929 as tank barge L T C No.1 at Bethlehem Steel Co., Quincy, MA.
  • Launched in 1930
  • Delivered, 30 May 1930, to Lake Tankers, Co.
  • Acquired by the US Army in 1943
  • Placed in service as Y-126, date and location unknown
  • Placed out of service, date unknown
  • Transferred to Greece in 1948, reflagged Greece, named MT Orion
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement 548 t.
    Length 202'
    Beam 32'
    Draft 12'
    Speed unknown
    Complement 23 (including gun crew of 6)
    Armament two single 20mm AA gun mounts
    Cargo Capacity unknown
    Propulsion
    two 6-cyl diesel-electric engines
    two screws 500shp
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