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ST-83

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

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

Tug

Laid down in 1943 as a US Army design 257-A steel hulled tug at JK Welding Brooklyn N.Y.

Launched in August 1943

Delivered to the US Army Quartermaster Corps, December 1943

Assigned to the US Army Transportation Corps, placed in service as ST-83

ST-83 was assigned to the Europe-Africa-Middle East Theater during World War II

Retired from US Army service, circa 1945

Acquired 1945 by the government of the Netherlands. reflagged the Netherlands

Acquired, 6 December 1946 by government of Finland. renamed DR-3, reflagged Finland

Transferred, 19 November 1946 to the Finnish Navy

Redesignated No.3 in 1948

Acquired in 1952 by Fratelli Elio & Maria Solimano, Savona, Italy, renamed Vigor, reflagged Italy

Acquired in 1952 by Soc. Carmelo Noli fu Giovanni, Savona, Italy, renamed Riviera

Acquired in 1982 by SOMAT - Soc. Maritima Trapanese Srl, Trapani, Italy, renamed Cala Bianca

Final Disposition, deleted from register 1988, broken up

Specifications:
Displacement 106 gross tons
Length 74'
Beam 20'
Draft 8.4'
Speed 9.3 kts

Complement unknown

Cruise Radius unknown

Propulsion

one 6cyl Atlas-Imperial type 6BM, 400bhp

single three bladed propeller

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