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Deimos (AKL-40)
ex
 FS-390 (S-877) (1944 - 1951)

FS-390 (S-877) Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

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


Deimos (AKL-40) was loaned to the Republic of Korea
Camano Class Light Cargo Ship:
  • Laid down in 1944 for the US Army at United Concrete Pipe, Long Beach, CA.
  • Delivered to the US Army Transportation Service in 1944
  • FS-390 (S-877) was assigned to the US Army Small Ship Section Southwest-Pacific Area during World War II
  • Acquired from the US Army by the US Navy, 12 December 1951
  • Named Deimos (AKL-40) and loaned to the Republic of Korea that same day under terms of the Mutual Defense Assistance Program
  • Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement 550 t.
    Length 177'
    Beam 33'
    Draft 10'
    Speed 12 kts.
    Complement 42
    Propulsion two 500hp GM Cleveland Division 6-278A 6-cyl V6 diesel engines, twin screws
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    FS-390 127k USAV FS-390 circa 1951, location unknown.
    US Naval History and Heritage Command, Photo No. NH 85687. Courtesy of William H. Davis, 1977    		 Mike Green
    Deimos (AKL-40)
    Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS)
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