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USAT Bell Ringer

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

National Defense Service Medal
Alamosa Class Cargo Ship:
  • Laid down as MV Bell Ringer, a Maritime Commission type (C1-M-AV1) hull under Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 2478) at J. A. Jones Construction Company, Brunswick GA
  • Launched, date unknown
  • Delivered to the Maritime Commission, 11 August 1945
  • Operated for the War Department under bare bottom charter to Waterman Steamship Corp.
  • Returned to the War Department, 13 August 1946, at New York, N.Y.
  • Assigned to the US Army Transportation Command, commissioned, USAT Bell Ringer, 30 August 1946
  • Placed out of service, date unknown
  • Final Disposition, sold for non operational use to American Ship Dismantlers Inc., 4 March 1971 (PD-X-898 dated 10 February 1971) for $35,105.00 and subsequently scrapped
    Specifications:
    Displacement 2,382 t.(lt) 7,450 t.(fl)
    Length 338' 8"
    Beam 50'
    Draft 21' 1"
    Speed 11.5 kts.
    Complement unknown
    Largest Boom Capacity 30 t.
    Cargo Capacity 3,945 DWT
    refrigerated 9,830 Cu ft
    non-refrigerated 227,730 Cu ft
    Armament unarmed
    Fuel Capacity
    Diesel 6,300 Bbls
    Propulsion
    one Nordberg Diesel, TSM 6 engine
    two Diesel-drive 250Kw 120V/240V D.C. Ship's Service Generators
    single propeller, 1,750shp
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    Bell Ringer
    302207302    		 90k
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    Bell Ringer - CT2 Shauna Lewis stands-by to ring the bell on the aft flight deck aboard the guided missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville (CG-62) for the departure of the official party during a change-of-command ceremony. Change-of-command ceremonies are held to honor outgoing commanding officers as they turnover duties to incoming commanding officers.
    US Naval History and Heritage Command Photo # NH 050422-N-9389D-148 Yokosuka, Japan (April 22, 2005) by PHAN Benjamin Dennis     		Tommy Trampp
    Bell Ringer
    302207301    		 44k USAT Bell Ringer ran aground, 8 September 1946 on Pacific Reef about 19 miles south of Miami, FL. She was pulled off of the reef by the tug Willett (Seen in the right background).
    APwirephoto    		 Tommy Trampp
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