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Lost to enemy action, 7 July 1942

USAT Sicilien

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 1938 as MV Sicilien for Det Forenede D/S (DFDS), Copenhagen at Helsingørs Jernskibs-og Maskinbyggeri A/S, Elsinore

Launched in 1938

Delivered in 1938, to Det Forenede D/S (DFDS), Copenhagen.

Acquired, 12 July 1941, by the War Shipping Administration at New York from the Danish Government by Executive Order

Allocated, 23 July 1941, as a bare bottom charter to the War Department, Transportation Corps

Final Disposition, torpedoed by U-172 10 miles south of Cape Beata, Dominican Republic, 8 June 1942, and sunk with loss of 27 crew members and 19 passengers (US Army troops)

Specifications:
Displacement 1,654 gross tons
Length 272'
Beam 40'
Draft 17'
Speed unknown

Armament unknown

Complement unknown

Troopship Passenger Capacity unknown

Cargo Capacity unknown

Cruise Radius unknown

Propulsion

one 5-cyl diesel engine

single shaft

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description		Source
302206002	33k	SS Sicilien moored pierside, location unknown. Photo from www.danishww2pilots.dk		John Spivey
302206001	18k	SS Sicilien underway, circa 1941, location unknown Photo courtesy of SSHSA Collection, University of Baltimore Library		UBoat.com

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