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USAV Eastern Prince (FS-540)

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal

Freight-Supply Vessel

Laid down, 1919, as the small wood trawler MV Mariner for East Coast Line, at Arthur D. Story, Essex, MA.

Launched in 1919

Renamed Eastern Prince in 1932

Acquired by the US Army Quartermaster Corps in 1943

Assigned to the US Army Transportation Corps

Commission USAV Eastern Prince (FS-540) in 1944

Decommissioned, date unknown

Final Disposition, deleted in 1953, fate unknown

Specifications:
Displacement 299 gross tons
Length 142'
Beam 25'
Draft 14'
Speed, unknonwn
Freight Capacity unknown
Complement unknown
Armament unknown

Propulsion

one 400 hp, 6cyl, diesel engine

single propeller

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