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USAT Kilauea

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

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

Transport:

Laid down, date unknown as Inter-Island Passenger/Cargo ship SS Kilauea at Union Iron Works, San Francisco, CA.

Launched, date unknown

Delivered in November 1911

Purchased, 12 November 1941, War Department, Transportation Corps. from Inter-Island Steam Navigation Co., at Honolulu, T.H.

Sold for scrapping, 9 April 1947

Specifications:
Displacement 1,338 t.(gross)
Length 241'
Beam 36'
Draft 19'
Speed unknown

Complement and Troop Accommodations

Officers unknown

Enlisted unknown

Cargo Capacity unknown

Armament unknown

Fuel Capacity unknown

Propulsion

one reciprocating triple expansion steam engine

single propeller, 2,600shp

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description		Source
	47k	*Namesake* Kilauea is an active shield volcano in the Hawaiian Islands, and the most active of the five volcanos that together form the island of Hawaii. Located along the southern shore of the island, the volcano is between 210,000 and 280,000 years old and emerged above sea level about 100,000 years ago.		Tommy Trampp
301304301	48k	SS Kilauea underway in in the Hawaiian Islands, date unknown.		John Spivey

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