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BSP-3342
ex
PB-112 (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-112 by Maritime Shipyards, Inc., Seattle, WA.
  • Launched, circa 1942
  • Redesignated BSP-3342, date unknown
  • Delivered to the US Army and placed in service as BSP-3342 in 1942
  • Retired from U.S. Army service, date unknown
  • Sold commercial, date unknown, renamed FV Alex B.
  • In 1948 owned by Nakat Packing Co., Seattle, WA.
  • Resold, date unknown, renamed, FV Selief
  • Final Disposition, lost in the 1964 earthquake and tsunami at Kodiak, Alaska
    Specifications:
    Displacement unknown
    Length 82.2'
    Beam 26.6'
    Draft 8.7'
    Speed unknown
    Range unknown
    Complement unknown
    Fuel Capacity unknown
    Propulsion
    single diesel engine, 115hp
    single shaft

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    114k F/V Selief washed ashore at Kodiak, AK., by the tsunami following the earthquake on 27 March 1964.
    Photo from Flickr.com by Baranov Museum
    John Spivey

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