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LT-220

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal
Large Oceangoing Tug
  • Laid down in 1943 as a US Army, design 254 steel tug, at Marietta Manufacturing Co.. Point Pleasant. W.V.
  • Launched in 1943
  • Delivered to the US Army Quartermaster Corps in September 1943
  • Allocated to the US Army Transportation Corps, placed in service in September 1943 as LT-220
  • Retired from US Army service, date unknown
  • Acquired in 1947 by a Chinese interest
  • Acquired in 1949 by a Taiwan interest, renamed Ta Ming
  • Final Disposition, struck 1975
    Specifications:
    Displacement unknown
    Length 149'
    Beam 33'
    Draft 19'
    Speed unknown
    Complement unknown
    Cruise Radius unknown
    Propulsion
    one 1,200hp reciprocating steam engine
    single propeller
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