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USAT State of Virginia

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 State of Virginia at Pusey & Jones, Wilmington, DE. for Seaboard Bay Line
  • Launched, date unknown
  • Delivered in 1923 to Seaboard Bay Line
  • Acquired, date unknown, by Baltimore Steam Packet Co.
  • Purchased, 1 April 1942, by the War Shipping Administration from the Baltimore Steam Packet Co.
  • Allocated, 1 April 1942, to the War Department, Transportation Corps.
  • Delivered, 18 February 1947, to the Maritime Commission National Defense Reserve Fleet, Beaumont, TX.
  • Final Disposition, sold for scrapping, 24 February 1952 (PD-X-509 dated 17 January 1952) to Bethlehem Steel Corp., for $51,900.00, withdrawn, 24 February 1952
    Specifications:
    Displacement 1,783 t.(gross)
    Length 320'
    Beam 57'
    Draft 19'
    Speed unknown
    Complement unknown
    Passenger Accommodations 524
    Cargo Capacity unknown
    Armament unknown
    Fuel Capacity unknown
    Propulsion
    one 4-cyl reciprocating steam engine
    four single end boilers
    one propeller, 2,850hp
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    For Full Size Image    		Size Image Description Source
    Merchant Service
    State of Virginia
    301305501    		 71k Photo of an unknown artists rendition of SS State of Virginia underway in the Cheasepeake Bay, date unknown.
    University of Maryland Baltimore County     		John Spivey
    USAT State of Virginia
    State of Virginia
    301305502    		 172k USAT State of Virginia at anchor with a barge alongside, date and location unknown.
    Photo from www.HipPostcard.com     		John Spivey
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