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USAV FS-363

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

USAV FS-363 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-363 for the US Army at Sturgeon Bay Shipbuilding, Sturgeon BAy, Wi.

Launched in 1944

Delivered to the US Army Quartermaster Corps in May 1944

Assigned to the US Army Transportation Corps

Commissioned USAV FS-363, 29 May 1944, at Sturgeon Bay, WI., LT. R.A. McCaffrey, USCGR in command

USAV FS-363 was assigned to and operated in the Southwest Pacific area, including Leyte, Mindoro, Parang, etc., during World War II

Decommissioned, date unknown

Sold to the Republic of China, named Poppy, reflagged China

Final Disposition, fate unknown

Specifications:
Displacement 557 gross tons
Length 177'
Beam 32'
Draft 14'
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
300736301	108k	USAV FS-363 underway, date and location unknown. US Army Corps of Engineers Digital Library		John Spivey

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