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US Army Tanker
Y-1

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal
Design 294 Harbor Tanker
  • Built by Odenbach Shipbuilding, Rochester, NY (YN 1)
  • Laid down, date unknown
  • Launched, date unknown
  • Delivered to the US Army Transportation Corps as Y 1, April 1943
  • During World War II Y 1 served in the Caribbean
  • Placed out of service, date unknown
  • Sold and registered to Dominican goverment, renamed 24 de Octobre, 1946
  • Transferred to the Dominican Republic Navy, renamed Ulises Heureaux, 1962
  • Removed from registers as "existence in doubt," 1968
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement 630 tons
    Length 180'
    Beam 30'
    Draft 14'
    Speed 9 kts
    Complement 23 (including gun crew of 6)
    Armament two single 20mm AA gun mounts
    Cargo Capacity 280,000 gallons
    Propulsion two 6-cyl Fairbanks-Morse diesel engines
    twin screws, 480shp
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    302000101    		 105k Y 1 as seen in a York Heat advertisement from The Log, April 1944. Tommy Trampp
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