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BSP-3247
ex
 PB-116 (1942)


Precedence of awards is from left to right
- American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal
Patrol Barge / Barge Self-propelled:
  • Laid down in 1942 as US Army wooden hulled Patrol Barge PB-116 by Maritime Shipyards, Inc., Seattle, WA.
  • Launched, circa 1942
  • Redesignated BSP 3247, date unknown
  • Delivered to the US Army and placed in service as BSP-3247 in 1942
  • Retired from U.S. Army service, date unknown
  • Sold commercial, date unknown, renamed FV Shuyak
  • Resold, date unknown, renamed, FV Dancer
  • Resold, date unknown. renamed, FV Knot Easy
  • Final Disposition, unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement 183 t
    Length 83'
    Beam 9'
    Draft unknown
    Speed unknown
    Range unknown
    Complement unknown
    Fuel Capacity unknown
    Propulsion
    two diesel engines, 270hp
    two shafts
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    BSP-3247
    3028324702    		 72k FV Shuyak (Ex-US Army BSP-3247) at anchor, date and location unknown.
    historicfish.smugmug    		 John Spivey
    BSP-3247
    3028324701    		 338k FV Dancer (Ex-US Army BSP-3247) drydocked, date and location unknown.
    Shipspotting.com photo by Kyle Stubbs    		 John Spivey
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