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USAT Arrow

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

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

Transport:

Built in 1909 as SS Belfast at Bath Iron Works, Bath, ME.

Launched, date unknown

Delivered, 22 June 1909, to Eastern Steamship Co.

Acquired by Colonial Steamship Co. in 1936, renamed SS Arrow

Purchased by the War Shipping Administration, 31 March 1942, at New York from Colonial Steamship Co.

Bare bottom chartered to the War Department, 31 March 1942

Commissioned USAT Arrow, date unknown

Decommissioned, date unknown

Returned to the Maritime Commission, 13 September 1946, for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Olympia, WA.

Badly damaged in a grounding, 5 February 1947, off Oregon Park, WA., while transferring under tow from the Olympia National Defense Reserve Fleet site to to the National Defense Reserve Fleet, at Astoria. OR.

Final Disposition, declared total loss 18 February 1949

Specifications:
Displacement 2,157 gross tons
Length 320'
Beam 40
Draft 16'1"
Speed unknown

Complement

Officers unknown

Enlisted, unknown

Troopship Passenger Capacity unknown

Cargo Capacity unknown

Cruise Radius unknown

Propulsion

three steam turbines

triple screws

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description	Source
Merchant Service
301300304	88k	Eastern Steamship Company's Coastal Steamer SS Belfast approaching a dock in 1909.	John Spivey
	44k	Post card image of SS Arrow under way in 1938 while in the colors of the Colonial Steamship Co. Photo from the Rhode Island Historical Society Postal History Collection
	64k	Post card image of SS Arrow or SS Comet under way in the colors of the Colonial Steamship Co. Photo from Wikipedia Commons
USAT Arrow
	191k	Decommissioned USAT Arrow grounded off Oregon Park, WA., while transferring under tow from the Olympia National Defense Reserve Fleet site to to the National Defense Reserve Fleet, at Astoria. OR. She went onto the rocks 5 February 1947 and was declared a total loss, 18 February 1949.	301300303 and 30130032 -Tommy Trampp 301300405 - David Wright
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