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US Army Tanker
Y-15

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 286 Harbor Tanker
  • Built by Levingston Shipbuilding, Orange, TX (YN 261)
  • Laid down, date unknown
  • Launched, 07 November 1942
  • Delivered to the US Army Transportation Corps as Y 15, 09 April 1943
  • Operated in Southwest Pacific, 1944-1945
  • Manned by US Coast Guard personnel, 20 October 1944 - November 1945
  • Retained in Army service postwar
  • Retired, 1950s
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement 484 tons
    Length 162'
    Beam 27'
    Draft 13'
    Speed 9 kts
    Complement 23 (including gun crew of 6)
    Armament two single 20mm AA gun mounts
    Cargo Capacity 280,000 gallons
    Propulsion one 6-cyl diesel engine
    single screw 400shp
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    Commanding Officers
    01LT H. A. Mister, USCG20 October 1944 - ????

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