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USAPRS Junior N. Van Noy

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

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

Port Repair Ship:

Built in 1918-19, as the Great Lakes steamer SS Covena under a US Shipping Board Merchant Fleet Corporation (EFC) contract, at Great Lakes Engine Works, Ecorse, MI.

Launched date unknown

Delivered in 1919 to the United States Shipping Board

Operated by Hammond Lumber from 1922 to 1937

Sold to Lawrence Phillips Co,, operated as SS Josephine Lawrence from 1937 to 1941

Sold to the Pan Pacific Co, in 1941

Transferred to the Waterman Steam Ship Co., in 1942, renamed SS Lawrence

Acquired by the War Shipping Administration as a time charter, 29 May 1942, from Waterman Steam Ship Corp.

Purchased by the War Shipping Administration, 11 September 1943

Assigned, 11 September 1943, as bare bottom charter to the War Department

Allocated to the US Army Corp of Engineers

Renamed USAPRS Junior N. Van Noy, conversion to a Port Rehabilitation Ship completed circa June 1944 at Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Inc., Baltimore, MD.

Junior N. Van Noy served as a Corp of Engineers port repair ship until her transfer to the Maritime Commission in 1947

Laid up, 20 August 1947, in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, James River Group, Lee Hall, VA.

Sold, 25 May 1949, to Eastern Transportation Co., (Non-Self Propelled) PD-X-489, withdrawn, 1 July 1949

Renamed Northway in 1950

Converted to a barge renamed Kathleen Sheridan in 1951

Final Disposition, sunk while docked in Arthur Kill, N.J., in 1964

Specifications:
Displacement 2,730 gross tons
Length 263'5"
Beam 43'5"
Draft 25'
Speed 10 kts.

Complement 60

Officers unknown

Enlisted, unknown

Cruise Radius unknown

Fuel Capacities unknown

Propulsion

one triple-expansion reciprocating steam engine

single shaft 1,350 shp

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description	Source
Merchant Service
30120104	51k	SS Josephine Lawrence moored pierside on the Great Lakes while moving cargo, circa 1937 to 1941. Historical Collection of the Great Lakes, Bowling Green State University	John Spivey
USAPRS Junior N. Van Noy
	22k	*Namesake* Junior N. Van Noy (9 August 1924 – 17 October 1943) was a United States Army soldier and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in World War II. His birth name was Nathan Kilby Van Noy Jr.	Tommy Trampp
	184k	USAPRS Junior N. Van Noy circa 1944. moored in the harbor at Cherbourg, France. *Junior N. Van Noy* the was the first engineer port repair ship sent overseas. The ship had machine shops, storage bins, and heavy salvage equipment aboard. Her decks bristled with derricks and booms for lifting sunken ships and other debris. Manning the ship was the sixty-member 1071st Engineer Port.	Commons Wikimedia - US Government
	144k	The sixty member 1071st Engineer Port Repair Ship crew of USAPRS Junior N. Van Noy at Cherbourg, circa 1944	Commons Wikimedia - US Government

There is no history record available for USAPRS Junior N. Van Noy at NavSource

Medal of Honor Citation for Pvt. Junior Van Noy, USA

Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
United States Army in World War II - The Corps of Engineers: Troops and Equipment- Chapter XVII - Preparing to Reconstruct Ports

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