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USAMRS J.M. Davis

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

Marine Repair Ship:

Built in 1912-13 as the package boat SS Boston by Great Lakes Engineering Works, Ecorse, MI.

Launched, date unknown

Completed and delivered in March 1913 to Western Transit Co.

Sold to the Great Lakes Transit Corp. in 1916, renamed SS J.M. Davis

Title acquired by the War Shipping Administration in 1942, from the Great Lakes Transit Corp.

Allocated to the War Department, date unknown

Modified for service as a Marine Repair Ship, dates and location unknown

USAMRS J.M. Davis was operated by a Coast Guard crew with administrative control retained by the Army

USAMRS J.M. Davis was assigned to the Southwest Pacific Area during World War II, housed 805th Army Ship Repair Unit in Japan in 1945

Delivered by the War Department, 4 April 1947, to the War Shipping Administration for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Suisun Bay, Benecia, CA.

Purchased, 9 May 1947, by the Great Lakes Transit Corp.

Withdrawn, 9 May 1947, from the Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet and delivered to Great Lakes Transit Corp.

Resold to Pratt Steamship Co. in 1947

Resold in 1949 to Cia. Argentina De Transportes Maritimas S.R.L., renamed SS Canopus, reflagged Argentina

Final Disposition, Sold for scrapping in 1972 to Acenaz Bragado, demolition began at LaPlata, Argentina, in December, 1976

Specifications:
Displacement 4,357 t. gross
Length 358'
Beam 40'
Draft 30'
Speed unknown
Armament unknown

Complement unknown

Cruise Radius unknown

Fuel Capacities unknown

Propulsion

one reciprocating steam engine

single shaft, 2,000 shp

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description	Source
	42k	SS Boston moored pierside in Great Lakes port while in merchant service for the Great Lakes Transit Corp., circa 1916-1942. HCGL /Main Thro Image ID 000563	Bowling Green State University-Great Lakes Vessels Online
30210302	735k	Three items belonging to Karson M. Eldridge who served aboard USAMRS J.M.Davis. Little is known about what the ship did or where she traveled to during World War II. Personal items often help to unravel the mystery surrounding the places, events and dates associated with a ship's history. The two certificates tell us when the ship crossed both the International Date Line and the Equator. The letter provides an itinerary probably during the years 1943 and 1944.	John Eldridge for his father Karson M. Eldridge.
30210303	667k		John Eldridge for his father Karson M. Eldridge.

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