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US Army Personnel Boat Q-200

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

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

Acquired Yacht:

Built by Consoldiated Shipbuilding, Morris Heights, NY

Completed for Arthur E. Wheeler, New York, NY, as yacht Acania (ON 230142), 1930

Sold to Charles Walgreen, New York, NY, renamed Dixonia, 1935

Loaned to Army for one dollar as Q 200, 1941

Used for sonic deception experiments off Sandy Hook, October 1942

Used as "Welcome Home" boat for soldiers returning to New York harbor, 1945-1946

Returned to Myrtle R. Walgreen, New York, NY as Dixonia (ON 251386), 1946

Registered to Clifford Mooers, New York, NY, renamed Southern Seas, 1947

To Canadian registry (C189161), 1961

Returned to US registry, 1987

Operated by chater companie on east coast under names Liberty, Americana and Wild Catter

Purchased by Miles Davis from scrapyard, renamed Star Fjord, 1995

Sold and registered to new owner, reverted to Acania, 2008

Sold and renamed Marie, date unknown

Final disposition, in use as charter yacht

Specifications:
Hull Steel
Displacement 298 gross tons, 202 net tons
Length 130' 9"
Beam 23' 3"
Draft 12' 3"
Speed unknown

Complement unknown

Propulsion two Winton diesels, two shafts, 750hp

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description		Source
= 092213202	71k	*USS General J. R. Brooke* (AP-132) outbound in New York harbor with elements of the 86th Blackhawk Division aboard. They were being redeployed from the ETO to the Philippines, circa August 1945. Steaming alsongside and bidding a farewell is the U.S. Army Personnel Boat Q-200** with a WAC band led by WO Marybelle Nissly pereforming for the departing GIs. 092213202 US Army photo submitted by Russ Paden 092213211 US Army photo from FLICKR submitted by Harley Flowers		092213202- Russ Padden 092213211-John Spivey
092213211	143k			092213202- Russ Padden 092213211-John Spivey

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