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Ashley (IX-83)

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

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

Miscellaneous Unclassified-Yacht:

Built as the auxiliary schooner Winslow in 1936 at T. Berlin Albury, Harbor Island, Bahama Islands

Acquired by the US Navy from Adavondach School Inc., of Florida, 29 July 1942

Renamed and designated Ashley (IX-83), 4 September 1942

Placed in service, 11 September 1942, LCDR. Arnold W. Chapin, USNR, officer in charge

Assigned to the 7th Naval District Local Defense Force, Port Everglades section, Gulf Sea Frontier Force

Placed out of service in 1943

Struck from the Naval Register, 16 November 1943

Loaned, 22 January 1944, to the Merritt-Chapman & Scott Corp

Registered in 1946 by Wallace Groves, Baltimore, MD. as passenger vessel Little Whale Express, homeport, Miami, FL.

Operated in 1947 under the British flag

Final Disposition, sold, fate unknown

Specifications:
Displacement 41 t.
Length 65'
Beam 17' 6"
Draft 4'
Speed 7.5 kts.
Complement unknown
Propulsion system unknown

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Ashley (IX-83)
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS)

Officer in Charge
01	LCDR. Chapin, Arnold William, USNR	11 September 1942 - 15 March 1943


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Crew Contact And Reunion Information
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