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USAV Northland (FS-81)
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USAV Northland (FP-81)


Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Defense Service Medal - American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal
Freight-Personnel / Freight-Supply Vessel
  • Built in 1929 as W.B. Foshay at Lake Washington Shipyard, Houghton, WA.
  • Launched in 1929
  • Delivered to W.B. Foshay in September 1929
  • Sold in 1930 to Northland Ltd. (Kaye, Son &Co.), London, United Kingdom, renamed Northland, reflagged United Kingdom
  • Sold in 1931 to Northland Transportation Co., Ketchikan, Alaska, reflagged United States, name retained
  • Sold in January 1934 to Gilbert W. Skinner, Seattle, WA., employed on Alaskan coastal services
  • Requisitioned by the U.S. Army Quartermasters Corp in 1941
  • Assigned to the US Army Transportation Corps, commissioned USAV Northland (FP-81)
  • Redesigned Freight-Supply Vessel FS-81, date unknown
  • Retired from US Army services in 1946
  • Sold in 1946 to Det Nordenfjeldske Dampskibsselskab, renamed Ottar Jarl, entered service in 1947
  • Sold in October 1955 to Refrigerated Shipping Co., Puerto Limon, renamed Titika, reflagged United States
  • Grounded at Keflavik, Iceland, 1 November 1955
  • Final Disposition, refloated, 24 April 1956, towed to Dordrecht, Holland for breaking up, arrived 25 July 1956
    Specifications:
    Displacement 1,255 t.
    Length 178'
    Beam 35'
    Draft 22'
    Speed unknown
    Freight Capacity unknown
    Complement unknown
    Armament unknown
    Propulsion
    two 8-cly diesel engines
    twin screws
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    Northland
    300708101    		 78k Illustration by Dr. Mike Bent of MV Ottar Jarl for his book 'Coastal Express: Ferry to the Top of the World'. Published by Conway Maritime Press, LONDON, 1987 ISBN 10: 0851774466
    @copy Mike Bent     		Dr. Mike Bent
    Borines, Asturias, Spain
    Northland
    300708102    		 80k MV Ottar Jarl underway, date and location unknown. John Spivey
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