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US Army Tanker
Y-37

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
Acquired Tanker
  • Built by Union Construction Co. Oakland, CA (YN 11)
  • Launched, 14 August 1920
  • Completed for Standard Oil Co. of California, San Francisco, CA as tanker Charlie Watson (ON 220856), November 1920
  • Sold to Allied Oil Transportation Co., Wilmington, DE, renamed Zephyr, 1940
  • Acquired by the US Army Transportation Corps, 1942
  • Placed in service as Y-37, date and location unknown
  • Operated in Caribbean and Canal Zone, 1942 - 1944
  • Operated in New Guinea and Philippine waters, 1944 - 1945
  • Placed out of service, date unknown
  • Laid up in Suisun Bay NDRF, April 1946
  • Sold to Foss Lanch & Tug Co., Seattle, WA, for $6500, 07 January 1947
  • Final disposition, broken up at Everett Pacific, Everett, WA, May - October 1948
    Specifications:
    Displacement 1,769 gross tons, 1,013 net tons
    Length 250' 0"
    Beam 37' 0"
    Draft 19' 7"
    Speed unknown
    Complement unknown
    Armament two single 20mm AA gun mounts
    Propulsion two Werkspoor 6-cyl diesel engines
    twin screws 1,100shp
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    Y-12
    302003701    		 171k Tanker Charlie Watson as completed, 1920.
    Photo from Motorship magazine, January 1921.    		 Dave Wright
    Y-12
    302003702    		 28k As Zephyr, circa 1940.
    Historical Collections of the Great Lakes, Bowling Green State University    		 John Spivey
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