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US Army Personnel Boat Q-26

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal

Acquired Yacht:

Built by unknown builder, Boston, MA

Completed for Edward L. Esterhill, Boston, MA, as excursion boat Francis (ON 231127), 1931

Registered to Marbara Corporation, Portland, ME, 1933

Purchased by Army Quartermaster Corps, July 1941

Details of Army service unknown; evidently retained in service postwar

Registered to Roy T. Sorrell, Tampa, FL, as fishing vessel Francis, 1955

Registered to Oliver Zimmerman, Holly Hill, FL, 1956

Registered to Jolly Roger of Miami Beach, Inc., Miami Beach, FL, renamed Jolly Roger, 1957

Registered to Gray Line Sightseeing Tours, Miami Beach, FL, 1960s

Final disposition, off registers after 1972

Specifications:
Hull Wood
Displacement 68 gross tons, 46 net tons
Length 58' 0" overall
Beam 20' 0"
Draft 6' 7"
Speed unknown

Complement unknown

Propulsion diesel, 100bhp

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