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USAV FS-351


Precedence of awards is fromleft to right
American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal

USAV FS-351 was manned by the US Coast Guard during World War II
Freight-Supply Vessel
  • Laid down, circa 1944, as the Design 381 Freight-Supply Vessel FS-351 for the US Army at JK Welding, Brooklyn, N.Y.
  • Launched in 1944
  • Delivered to the US Army Quartermaster Corps in September 1944
  • Assigned to the US Army Transportation Corps
  • Commissioned USAV FS-351, 12 September 1944, at New York, LTjg. Frederick Sturges, III, USCGR in command
  • USAV FS-351 departed New York, 12 October 1944, for the Southwest Pacific where she operated during the war at Hollandia and elsewhere
  • Decommissioned and retired from US Army service date unknown
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement 557 gross tons
    Length 177'
    Beam 32'
    Draft 14'
    Speed 12 kts
    Freight Capacity unknown
    Complement unknown
    Armament two twin .50 cal machine guns
    Propulsion two 500hp GM Cleveland Division 6-278A 6-cyl V6 diesel engines, twin screws
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    Commanding Officers
    01LTjg. Sturges, III, Frederick, USCGR12 September 1944 - ?
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