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US Army Coastal Tanker
Y-66

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons


Precedence of awards is from left to right
Top Row - American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - Korean Service Medal
Bottom Row - National Defense Service Medal - Vietnam Service Medal - United Nations Service Medal
Coastal Tanker
  • Laid down in 1945 as Y-66 a 183' design 294-ab Coastal Tanker at Florida Shipbuilding, Ojus, FL.
  • Launched in 1945
  • Delivered in February 1945-May 1945, to the US Army Transportation Corps.
  • Placed in service, date and location unknown
  • Y-66 saw service in both the Korean and Vietnam wars
  • Placed out of service, date unknown
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement 633 t.
    Length 183'
    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 gal.
    Propulsion
    two 6-cyl diesel engines
    two screws 600shp
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    Y-66 21k US Army Y-66 moored pierside, date and location unknown. Tommy Trampp
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