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US Army Coastal Tanker
Y-18

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 264)
  • Laid down, date unknown
  • Launched, 12 January 1943
  • Delivered to the US Army Transportation Corps as Y 18, 18 June 1943
  • Operated in New Guinea waters, 1944
  • Manned by US Coast Guard personnel, 09 October 1944 - December 1945
  • Placed out of service, date unknown
  • Registered to Moller & Co., Hong Kong, BCC, as Kathleen Moller (British ON 191454), 26 October 1950
  • Renamed Haig Court, 1951
  • Renamed Grosvenor Court, 1956
  • Sold to Republic of China parties, 1959
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown (deleted from Lloyd's Register 1991 as "existence in doubt")
    Specifications:
    Displacement 484 tons
    Length 162'
    Beam 27'
    Draft 13'
    Speed 9 knots
    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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