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Salerno (LT-1953)
ex
 LT-1953

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

National Defense Service Medal
Tug:
  • Laid down in 1952 as a steel hull tugboat for the US Army at Avondale Shipyards, New Orleans, LA.
  • Launched, in 1952
  • Delivered, January 1953 to the US Army Quartermaster Corps.
  • Allocated to the US Army Transportation Corps., placed in service in January 1953 as LT-1953
  • Named Salerno (LT-1953), date unknown
  • Retired from US Army service, date unknown
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement 188 t.(net)
    Length 107'
    Beam 26'6"
    Draft
    Loaded 14'9"
    Light 4'1"
    Speed unknown
    Complement unknown
    Cruise Radius unknown
    Propulsion
    one diesel engine, 2000hp
    single propeller
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