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LT-187

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 at Sagstad Shipyard, Seattle, WA. as a large seagoing wooden hull tugboat for the US Army
  • Launched in November 1943
  • Delivered to the US Army Quartermaster Corps in January 1944
  • Assigned to the US Army Transportation Corps, placed in service as LT-187
  • Retired from US Army service, date unknown
  • Acquired 1946 by Foss Launch and Tug Co., Tacoma, WA., renamed Christine Foss
  • Acquired 1987 by Anchorage Harbor Masters Inc., Anchorage, AK., renamed Miki-Miki
  • Converted for use as a passenger vessel, date unknown
  • Final Disposition, beached, and destroyed in Alaska in 1988
    Specifications:
    Displacement 99 t.(gross, 67 t. (net)
    Length 117'7"
    Beam 28'1"
    Draft 12'7"
    Speed unknown
    Complement unknown
    Propulsion
    two diesel engines, 1380hp
    twin propellers
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