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BSP-3245



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

Barge - Self-propelled:
  • Built circa 1943 as US Army wooden hulled self-propelled Barge BSP-3245 by Maritime Shipyards Inc., Seattle, WA.
  • Launched, circa 1943
  • Delivered and placed in service circa 1943
  • Assigned to the Pacific Northwest, Alaska
  • Placed out of service, date unknown
  • Sold for commercial service, date unknown, converted to a fishing boat, named FV Lacloa Chief
  • Re-sold, date unknown, renamed Kalaikh
  • Final Disposition, lost 1981
    Specifications:
    Displacement 179 t. gross
    Length 88'
    Beam 26'
    Draft 9'
    Speed unknown
    Range unknown
    Complement unknown
    Fuel Capacity unknown
    Propulsion
    two diesel engines
    two shafts, 270shp

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