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US Army Tanker
Y-4

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
Design 294 Harbor Tanker
  • Built by Odenbach Shipbuilding, Rochester, NY (YN 4)
  • Laid down, date unknown
  • Launched, date unknown
  • Delivered to the US Army Transportation Corps as Y 4, April 1943
  • Operated in New Guinea waters, 1944 - 1945
  • Manned by US Coast Guard personnel, 20 September 1944 - December 1945
  • At Subic Bay, July 1945
  • Placed out of service, date unknown
  • Sold and registered under Philippine flag as Y 4, circa 1946
  • Final Disposition, broken up at Hong Kong, March 1955
    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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