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USAT Pvt. Frederick C. Murphy

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

World War II Victory Medal
Boulder Victory Class Cargo Ship:
  • Laid down, 7 April 1945, as SS Maritime Victory a Maritime Commission type (VC2-S-AP2) hull, under Maritime Commission contract (MCV hull 821) at Bethlehem-Fairfield, Baltimore, MD.
  • Launched, 22 May 1945
  • Delivered to the War Shipping Administration, 18 June 1945
  • Re-delivered under a General Agency Agreement to American South African Line, Inc. until 5 July 1946
  • Acquired by the US Army Transportation Service, 5 July 1946, as a Bare Bottom charter
  • Transfered to the US Army Transportation Service, 30 August 1946, renamed USAT Pvt. Frederick C. Murphy
  • Placed out of service in 1949
  • Delivered to the US Maritime Commission Reserve Fleet, Beaumont, TX. for lay up, 10 February 1950
  • Custody transferred to the Maritime Administration (MARAD), 8 May 1974
  • Transfer, 15 April 1983, as a Fleet Service Craft at US National Defense Reserve Fleet Beaumont,TX.
  • Final Disposition, sold for scrapping, 21 August 1974, to National Unity Marine Salvage Corp.
    Specifications:
    Displacement 15,599 t.(fl)
    Length 455'5"
    Beam 62'0"
    Draft 28'0"
    Speed 17 kts.
    Complement 24
    Armament
    onw 3'50" Anti-aircraft gun mount
    one 5"38 Dual-purpose gun mount
    six 20mm gun mounts
    Propulsion
    two B&W oil fired boilers
    one steam turbine
    single propeller, 6,000ahp
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    War Shipping Administration
    Pvt Frederick C. Murphy
    301308503    		 28k SS Maritime Victory moored pierside probably when delivered to the War Shipping Administration, 18 June 1945, at Baltimore, MD. Gerhard Mueller-Debus
    Pvt Frederick C. Murphy
    301308506    		 99k SS Maritime Victory at anchor, location unknown, while on a New York to Le Havre voyage in January 1946
    US Army Transportation photo - Flickr Ed    		 John Spivey
    USAT Pvt. Frederick C. Murphy
    Pvt Frederick C. Murphy
    301308501    		 112k
    Namesake

    Private First Class Frederick C. Murphy U.S. Army, (July 27, 1918 – March 19, 1945), U.S. Army, Medical Detachment, 259th Infantry, 65th Infantry Division, was a recipient of the Medal of Honor during World War II.
    U.S. Army Photo    		  
    Pvt Frederick C. Murphy
    301308502    		 85k USAT Pvt. Frederick C. Murphy underway in a US harbor, date and location unknown. Gerhard Mueller-Debus
    Maritime Administration
    Pvt Frederick C. Murphy
    301308504    		 70k Ex-USAT Pvt. Frederick C. Murphy laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Beaumont TX., date unknown.
    Photo by Michael Martin    		 Gerhard Mueller-Debus
    Pvt Frederick C. Murphy
    301308505    		 321k Ex-USAT Pvt. Frederick C. Murphy at Brownsville, TX. waiting to be dismantled, 2007.
    Photo by Michael Martin    		 Gerhard Mueller-Debus
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    Medal of Honor Citation Pvt. Frederick C. Murphy USA
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