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USAT Lake Ellijay

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal

Freighter:

Laid down in 1919 as the cargo ship SS Lake Ellijay for the United States Shipping Board (USSB) at Great Lakes Engine Works, Ecorse, MI.

Launched, date unknown

Completed and delivered to the United States Shipping Board in 1919

Purchased, 23 March 1943, by the War Shipping Administration for $12,500.00

Allocated to the War Department as a Bare Bottom Charter for use as a stevedore training ship

Returned to the War Shipping Administration, 1 March 1946, for lay up in the Maritime Commission National Defense Reserve Fleet, Mobile, AL>

Final Disposition, sold for scrapping, 16 October 1947, to Pinto Island Metals Co. (PD-X-332) for $23,676.00. Delivered, 7 November 1947

Specifications:
Displacement 2,450 gross tons
Length 253'
Beam 44'
Draft 28'
Speed unknown

Complement

Officers unknown

Enlisted, unknown

Troopship Passenger Capacity unknown

Cargo Capacity unknown

Cruise Radius unknown

Propulsion

one triple expansion reciprocating steam engine

single shaft, 1,360shp

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description		Source
	60k	SS Lake Ellijay moored pierside at Boston, MA. date unknown.		Bowling Green University - Historical Collections of the Great Lakes

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