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US Army Tanker
Y-55

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal
Design 294 Harbor Tanker
  • Built by Lancaster Iron Works, Perryville, MD (YN 213)
  • Laid down, date unknown
  • Launched, date unknown
  • Delivered to the US Army Transportation Corps as Y 53, December 1944
  • Delivered by the War Department to the WSA (War Shipping Administration), 27 July 1945
  • Loaned to the Soviet Union at San Francisco, CA, 27 July 1945
  • Placed in service as Танкер 8 (Tanker No. 8)
  • Renamed Кизир (Kizir), 03 January 1950
  • Final disposition, scrapped, 11 November 1960
    Specifications:
    Displacement 633 tons
    Length 180'
    Beam 30'
    Draft 14'
    Speed 9 kts
    Complement 23 (including gun crew of 6)
    Armament two single 20mm AA gun mounts
    Cargo Capacity 280,000 gallons
    Propulsion two Clark Bros. 4-cyl diesel engines
    twin screws, 700hp
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