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US Army Tanker
Y-31

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal
Design 286 Harbor Tanker
  • Built by Kyle & Co., Stockton, CA (YN 18)
  • Laid down, date unknown
  • Launched, date unknown
  • Delivered to the US Army Transportation Corps as Y 31, March 1944
  • Operated in European waters, 1944-1945
  • Placed out of service, date unknown
  • Registered under Norwegian flag to Skibs-A/S av 1918 (A/S Rederiet Odfjell), Bergen, renamed Lønn, 1945
  • Sold to Sigurd Søreng Rederi A / S, Bergen, 1947
  • Sold to A / S Marly (Paul Blich), Oslo, 1947
  • Renamed Liten, 1948
  • Taken over by Wahl & Co., Oslo, 1950
  • Taken over by Reidar Wahl, Oslo, 1951
  • Sold to The Monrovia Navigation Co. Inc., Monrovia, Liberia, renamed Mabuli, 1955
  • Sold to Farrell Lines Inc., Monrovia, 1962
  • Registered under Spanish flag to Zarate & Martinez, 1971
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown - removed from Lloyd's as "existence in doubt," 1999
    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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