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BSP-1918


Precedence of awards is from left to right
- American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal
Barge - Self-propelled:
  • Built between 1942 and 1944 a as US Army wooden hulled self- propelled Barge BSP-1918 by Maritime Shipyard, Seattle, WA.
  • Launched, between 1942 and 1944
  • Delivered to the US Army Quartermasters Corps between 1942 and 1944
  • Assigned to the US Army Transportation Corp. placed in service as self-propelled barge BSP-1918
    COMNORPAC War Diary February 1944.
    12 February 1944: BSP-1918 went on rocks southwest side of Chuginadak Island. Atlanta left Dutch harbor to assist.
    13 February 1944: FB-39 (COMNOPAC War Diary February, 1944 entry indicates FP-38 which may be in error) ordered from Atka to assist BSP-1918
    15 February 1944: Atlanta and BSP-1915 in Applegate Cove (Chuginadak Island) to attempt salvage and rescue.
    16 February 1944: USS Cree (ATF-84) departs Adak to relieve Atlanta. Army Barge BSP-1915 crashed on Eastern Shore of Chuginadak.
    18 February 1944: USS Cree reports BSP-1918 high on beach and crew camped nearby. Will attempt rescute of crew if weather permits.
    19 February 1944: Storms prevent Cree from evacuating crew of BSP-1918 from beach at Applegate Cove.
    26 February 1944: USS Oriole (AT-136) ordered to relieve Cree as rescue vessel for Army BSP-1918 at Applegate Cove. Cree reported unable to take BSP-1918 crew aboard. Recovered parts from crashed Kingfisher.
    27 February 1944: Cree departs for Adak. to try on 28 February to attempt removal of BSP crew from shore.
    29 February 1944: Oriole reports successful rescue of BSP-1918 crew at Applegate Cove.
  • Placed out of service, date unknown
  • Final Disposition, 14 February 1944, ran grounded on rocks southwest side of Chuginadak Island, Alaska.
    Thanks to Ian W. Black
    Specifications:
    Displacement 95 t.
    Length 86'
    Beam 24'
    Draft 7'5"
    Speed unknown
    Range unknown
    Complement 9
    Armament one 50cal machine gun
    Fuel Capacity unknown
    Propulsion
    two diesel engines
    two shafts, 270shp
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