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USAV FS-352


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



USAV FS-352 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-352 for the US Army at JK Welding, Brooklyn, N.Y.
  • Launched in 1944
  • Delivered to the US Army Quartermaster Corps in August 1944
  • Assigned to the US Army Transportation Corps
  • Commissioned USAV FS-352, 8 August 1944, at New York, LTjg. E.B. Drinkwater, USCG in command
  • USAV FS-352 departed New York, 10 September 1944, for the Southwest Pacific where she operated during the war
  • Turned over, 28 November 1945, to the U.S. 6th Army at Nagoya, Japan.
  • Decommissioned and retired from US Army service date unknown
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement 557 gross tons
    Length 177'
    Beam 32'
    Draft 14'
    Speed 12 kts
    Freight Capacity unknown
    Complement unknown
    Armament two twin .50 cal machine guns
    Propulsion two 500hp GM Cleveland Division 6-278A 6-cyl V6 diesel engines, twin screws
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    Commanding Officers
    01LTjg. E.B. Drinkwater, USCG8 August 1944 - 28 November 1945

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