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LT-466

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 1944 as a US Army design 293-A wood hulled tug at Northeastern Shipbuilding, Quincy. MA.
  • Launched in 1944
  • Delivered to US Army Quartermaster Corps circa September 1944-March 1945
  • Allocated to the US Army Transportation Corps circa September 1944-March 1945, placed in service as LT-466
  • Retired from US Army service, date unknown
  • Acquired, date unknown by unknown interest, named Monarch
  • Acquired, date unknown by unknown interest, renamed Laser Comet II
  • Final Disposition, scuttled in Juan de Fuca Strait in 1980
    Specifications:
    Displacement 300 t.
    Length 73'
    Beam 18'
    Depth of Hold 9'
    Draft unknown
    Speed unknown
    Complement unknown
    Cruise Radius unknown
    Propulsion
    one 1,200hp Superior direct reversing diesel engine
    single propeller
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