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USAT State of Maryland

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal
Transport:
  • Laid down, date unknown, as the Chesapeake Bay steamer SS Maryland at Pusey & Jones, Wilmington, DE. for the Seaboard Bay Line
  • Launched, date unknown
  • Delivered 1922, to Seaboard Bay Line
  • Sold, date unknown, to Baltimore Steam Packet Co.
  • Name changed, date unknown, to SS State of Maryland
  • Acquired, 2 April 1942, by the War Shipping Administration
  • Allocated, 2 April 1942, to the War Department, Transportation Corps.
  • Delivered, 4 September 1946, to the War Shipping Administration Maritime Commission National Defense Reserve Fleet, Mobile, AL.
  • Final Disposition, sold for scrapping, 28 September 1950, to Pine Island Metals Co., (PD-X-499) for $43,500.00, withdrawn from the reserve fleet, 10 October 1950
    Specifications:
    Displacement 3,734 t.(gross)
    Length 359'
    Beam 42'
    Draft 36'
    Speed unknown
    Complement and Troop Accommodations
    Officers unknown
    Enlisted unknown
    Cargo Capacity unknown
    Armament unknown
    Fuel Capacity unknown
    Propulsion
    one reciprocating steam engine
    one propeller, 3,500hp
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    For Full Size Image    		Size Image Description Source
    Merchant Service
    State of Maryland
    301304802    		 229k Post card image of Old Bay Lines steamer SS State of Maryland underway, circa 1922-1942
    Boston Public Library    		 John Spivey
    USAT State of Maryland
    State of Maryland
    301304801    		 211k USAT State of Maryland moored pierside at NOPE (New Orleans Port of Embarkation), 11 May 1944.
    US National Archives Identifier 148727408    		 David Upton
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