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BSP-870



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

Barge - Self-propelled:
  • Built 1943 as US Army Design 396 wooden hulled self- propelled Barge BSP-870 by Maritime Shipyards, Seattle, WA.
  • Launched in September 1943, date unknown
  • Placed in service in September 1943
  • Placed out of service, date unknown
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement unknown
    Length 88'
    Beam 26'
    Draft 9'
    Speed unknown
    Range unknown
    Complement unknown
    Fuel Capacity unknown
    Propulsion
    two diesel engines
    two shafts, 240shp

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    BSP-870
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    89k US Army Self-Propelled Barge BSP-870 on the builders ways at Maritime Shipyards, Seattle, WA., 18 September 1943
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