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US Army Coastal Tanker
Y-27

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal
Design 286 Harbor Tanker
  • Built by Equitable Equipment Co., Madisonville, LA (YN 197)
  • Laid down, date unknown
  • Launched, date unknown
  • Delivered to the US Army Transportation Corps as Y 27, October 1943
  • Placed out of service, date unknown
  • Registered under Panama flag as Y 27, 1947
  • Registered under Moroccan flag to Le Quellec & Cie., Casablanca, renamed Stilbe, 1948
  • Final Disposition, struck rocks in heavy weather and sank 5 miles east of the Black Sea entrance to Bosphorus, 23 March 1960
    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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    302002701    		 32k Stilbe underway in the Mediterranean, date and location unknown. Photo via marine-marchande.net Dave Wright
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