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USAV FS-311
Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - American Campaign Medal
Bottom Row Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - Philippines Liberation Medal
USAV FS-311 was manned by the US Coast Guard during World War II
Freight-Supply Vessel
Laid down, circa 1944, as the Design 381 Freight-Supply Vessel FS-311 for the US Army at John H. Mathis & Company, Camden, N.J.
Launched in 1944
Delivered to the US Army Quartermaster Corps in March 1944
Assigned to the US Army Transportation Corps
Commissioned USAV FS-311, 13 June 1944, at Camden, N.J., LTjg. Kenneth P. Howard, USCGR, in command
FS-311 departed New York, 17 July 1944, for the Southwest Pacific where she operated during the war.
Decommissioned, date unknown
Sold, date unknown, named MV Elizabeth, reflagged Philippines
Final Disposition, fate unknown
Specifications:
Displacement 557 gross tons
Length 177'
Beam 32'
Draft 14'
Speed 12 kts
Freight Capacity unknown
Complement unknown
Armament unknown
Propulsion two 500hp GM Cleveland Division 6-278A 6-cyl V6 diesel engines, twin screws
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Last Updated 21 July 2023