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USAV FS-166

Precedence of awards is from left to right
Top Row - American Campaign Medal
Bottom Row- Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - Philippines Liberatin Medal

USAV FS-166 was manned by the US Coast Guard during World War II

Freight-Supply Vessel

Laid down, circa 1944, as Design 330 Freight-Supply Vessel FS-166, at Higgins Industries, New Orleans, LA.

Launched in 1944

Delivered to the US Army Quartermaster Corps in April 1944

Assigned to the US Army Transportation Corps

Commission USAV FS-166, 28 April 1944, at New Orleans with a Coast Guard crew

USAV FS-166 was assigned to the Southwest Pacific and Western Pacific areas

Decommissioned 9 October 1945

Sold in the Philippines for commercial service, renamed M/V Don Esteban

Final Disposition, fate unknown

Specifications:
Displacement 557 gross tons
Length 177'
Beam 33'
Draft 10'
Speed 12 kts
Freight Capacity unknown
Complement unknown
Armament unknown

Propulsion two 500hp GM Cleveland Division 6-278A 6-cyl V6 diesel engines, twin screws

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description		Contributed By
300716601	99k	US Coast Guard manned USAV FS-166) underway in the South Pacific during World War II, date and location unknown. FLICKR - Ronnie Bell		John Spivey

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