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CPL. John O. Johnson (BSP-3111)
ex
BSP-3111



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

Barge - Self-propelled:
  • Built circa 1944-45 as US Army Design 396 wooden hulled self- propelled Barge BSP-3111 by Maritime Shipyards, Seattle, WA.
  • Launched, date unknown
  • Placed in service, circa December 1944 - April 1945
  • Named CPL. John O. Johnson, date unknown
  • Retired from US Army service, date unknown
  • Sold commercial, date unknown, renamed Bristol Unikmak
  • Sold, date unknown renamed FV Unimak, date unknown
  • Final Disposition, ran aground near Chignik, Alaska, 25 September 2009
    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-3111
    3028311102
    56k Ex-USA CPL. John N. Johnson (BSP-3111) in commercial service as the FV Unimak, at sea, date and location unknown.
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    John Spivey
    BSP-3111
    3028311101
    50k FV Unimak (ex-U.S. Army BSP-3111) aground, 28 September 2009, on the rocks near Chignik, about 200 miles southwest of Kodiak city.
    U.S. Coast Guard photo
    John Spivey

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