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USAV F-121
Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal
Coastal Freighter
Laid down in 1943, as the US Army Design 216 Freight Vessel F-121, at Kewaunee Ship Building, Kewaunee, WI.
Launched in 1943
Delivered to the US Army Quartermaster Corps November 1943
Assigned to the US Army Transportation Corp and placed in commission as USAV F-121, date unknown
Decommissioned and retired by US Army, date unknown
Sold in 1948, named M/V Lucy Moller
Transferred in 1951 to subsidiary Delta Shipping Co., Hong Kong. BCC, renamed M/V Thorncombe
Sold in 1954 China Union Trading Co., Hong Kong, BCC
Final Disposition, wrecked, 12 February 1955, while on a voyage from Hong Kong to Diemdien with a cargo of cotton yarn
Specifications:
Displacement 166 gross tons
Length 99.25'
Beam 21'
Draft 10.5'
Speed unknown
Freight Capacity unknown
Complement unknown
Armament unknown
Propulsion one 6-cyl diesel engines, 300hp
one propeller
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Last Updated 7 July 2023