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US Army T-Boat T-439

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

National Defense Service Medal
Tender:
  • Built in 1953 as the steel T-Boat T-439 at National Steel and Shipbuilding Co., San Diego, CA.
  • Launched in 1953
  • Delivered to the US Army Quartermaster Corps in 1953
  • Placed in service in 1953 as US Army T-Boat T-439
  • Placed out of service, date unknown
  • Donated, date unknown, to California Maritime Academy, Vallejo CA.
  • Donated to Boy Scouts of America, Redwood City CA. Sea Scout troop, date unknown, named Sea Scout Ship Gryphon
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement 90 t. (gross)
    Length 65'
    Beam 18'
    Depth of Hull unknown
    Draft 8'
    Speed unknown
    Complement unknown
    Cruise Radius unknown
    Propulsion
    one diesel engine
    single propeller
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    T-439
    302943902    		 34k Sea Scout Ship Gryphon (Ex-US Army T-Boat T-439) underway in the San Francisco Bay Area, date unknown. John Spivey
    T-439
    302943901    		 55k Sea Scout Ship Gryphon underway in San Francisco Bay, date unknown. Marine Traffic.com ©Jason Lawrence
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