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ST-147

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal
Tug
  • Laid down in 1943 as a US Army design 257-A steel hulled tug at Hickinbotham Bros., Stockton, CA.
  • Launched in June 1943
  • Delivered to the US Army Quartermaster Corps, October 1943
  • Assigned to the US Army Transportation Corps, placed in service as ST-147
  • Loaned in 194x to the Federal Prison on McNeil Island, WA.
  • Retired from US Army service, circa 194x
  • Acquired in 194x by Esperance Inc., New York, N.Y.
  • Acquired by the Ministerio de Obras Publicas, Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • Towed in 1948 to Argentina
  • Renamed 255B
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
    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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