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USAT Lawrence Philips
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons
Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal
cargo ship :
Laid down in 1917 as the cargo ship SS Point Arena for the United States Shipping Board (USSB) at Albina Engine & Machinery Works, Portland, OR.
Launched, date unknown
Completed and delivered to the United States Shipping Board in June 1918
Renamed SS Tillamook, in 1927
Acquired by the Lawrence Philips Steamship Co. in 1935, renamed SS Lawrence Philips
Acquired by the War Shipping Administration, 25 February 1942, from the Lawrence Philips Steamship Co., at San Francisco, CA.
Allocated to Matson Navigation Co. as a time charger from 25 February 1942 to 28 September 1942
Allocated to the War Department Transportation Corps as a bare bottom charter from 28 September 1942 to 2 May 1946
Renamed SS Solano in 1945
Allocated to Olympic Steamship Co. under a General Agency Agreement 2 May 1946
Redelivered, 20 August 1946 to A. C. Pembrothy & M.W. Crook (successors to Lawrence Philips Steamship Co.), renamed, SS Helen reflagged Panama
Renamed SS Lee Chee in 1948, reflagged China
Renamed SS Canis in 1950, reflagged Panama
Renamed SS Dah Loh in 1952, Panama
Final Disposition, scrapped in 1958
Specifications:
Displacement 2,117 gross tons
Length 251'
Beam 44'
Draft 20'
Speed 8kts
Complement
Officers unknown
Enlisted, unknown
Troopship Passenger Capacity unknown
Cargo Capacity unknown
Cruise Radius unknown
Propulsion
one triple expansion reciprocating steam engine
single shaft, 1,200shp
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Last Updated 13 October 2023