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USAV FS-177
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USAV FP-177



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

USAV FP/FS-177 was manned by the US Coast Guard during World War II
Freight-Personnel / Freight-Supply Vessel
  • Laid down, circa 1942-43, as Design 330 Freight-Personnel Vessel FP-177, at Higgins Industries, New Orleans, LA.
  • Launched in 1944
  • Delivered to the US Army Quartermaster Corps between April and May 1944
  • Assigned to the US Army Transportation Corps
  • Commission USAV FP-177, 20 May 1944, with a Coast Guard crew
  • Redesignated Freight-Supply FS-177, date unknown
  • USAV FP/FS-177 was assigned to duty in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater during World War II including the Philippines
  • Final Disposition, caught fire and sank, 17 July 1972, without loss of life in the southern Philippines.
    Specifications:
    Displacement 557 gross tons
    Length 177'
    Beam 33'
    Draft 10'
    Speed 12 kts
    Freight Capacity unknown
    Complement 24
    6 Officers
    18 Enlisted
    Armament unknown
    Propulsion
    two 500hp GM Cleveland Division 6-278A 6-cyl V6 diesel engines
    twin screws
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    FP-177
    300717701    		 22k USAV FS-177 at anchor in Manila Bay, Philippines, date unknown. Tommy Trampp
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