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USAV FS-354


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



USAV FS-354 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-354 for the US Army at JK Welding, Brooklyn, N.Y.
  • Launched in 1944
  • Delivered to the US Army Quartermaster Corps in November 1944
  • Assigned to the US Army Transportation Corps
  • Commissioned USAV FS-354, 10 November 1944, at New York, LT. Ranger Rogers, USCGR in command
  • USAV FS-354 departed New York, 5 December 1944, for the Southwest Pacific where she operated during the war
  • Decommissioned and retired from US Army service date unknown
  • Turned over, date unknown, to Republic of China (Taiwan), named Lily
  • 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
    01LT. Rogers, Ranger, USCGR10 November 1944 - 22 September 1945
    02ENS. Anerson, Frank C., USCG22 September 1945 - 26 November 1945
    03LT. Schwartz, George B., USCGR26 November 1945 - ?

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