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US Army Tanker
Y-46

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 Kyle & Co., Stockton, CA (YN 25)
  • Laid down, date unknown
  • Launched, date unknown
  • Delivered to the US Army Transportation Corps as Y 44, September 1944
  • Placed in service at San Francisco, 16 September 1944
  • Operated in Southwest Pacific and Philippines, 1944 - 1945
  • Operated in Japan postwar
  • Grounded at Fukuoka, Japan while Japanese manned, 17 January 1946
  • Refloated next day
  • Transferred to US Air Force as U-52-1171, early 1950s
  • Renamed C-50-1171, date unknown
  • Final disposition, fate unknown (still active with USAF 1975)
    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(jg) C.W. Edwards, USCG16 September 1944 - ????
    02LT(jg) Kenneth A. Brinkman, USCGR???? - ????

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