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USAT Seminole

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

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

Cargo Ship :

Laid down in 1919 as EFC (Emergency Fleet Corp) Design 1927 Diesel Cargo Ship MV Seminole at Oscar Daniels, Tampa FL. for the United States Shipping Board (USSB)

Launched in 1920

Completed 6 April 1920

Operated under a General Agency Agreement by Grace Lines Inc. from 12 December 1941 to 6 July 1943

Allocated, 6 July 1943, as a bare bottom charter to the War Department, Transportation Corps

Renamed Edwin B. Winans and designated as a training ship

Laid up, 25 September 1945, in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, James River Group, Lee Hall, VA.

Renamed Seminole in 1946

Final Disposition, sold for scrapping, 9 July 1946, to Boston Metals Co. (PD-X-142) for $12,175.00, withdrawn from the Reserve Fleet, 9 July 1946

Specifications:
Displacement 5,867 gross tons
Length 402'
Beam 54'
Draft 33'
Speed unknown

Armament unknown

Complement unknown

Troopship Passenger Capacity unknown

Cargo Capacity unknown

Cruise Radius unknown

Propulsion

one 4-cyl diesel engine

single shaft, 3,300shp

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description		Source
302205901	59k	USSB EFC Design 1927 Diesel Cargo Ship possibly MV Seminole		John Spivey

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