For actions on January 13, 1965

Gallant Ship Award Citation:

During the early morning of January 13, 1965, the JAPAN BEAR received an SOS from the Chinese Nationalist Ship Grand, immediately altered...

For actions on June 2, 1973

Gallant Ship Award Citation:

About midnight, June 2, 1973, the Tug GRACE MCALLISTER received a message that the C/V SEA WITCH was about to ram a loaded tanker in New York Harbor. Immediately...

For actions on September 27, 1942

Gallant Ship Award Citation:

Two enemy raiders suddenly appeared out of the morning mist to attack her. Heavy guns of one raider pounded her hull, and machine gun fire from the other...

For actions on October 24 – 29 1944

Gallant Ship Award Citation:

In October 1944, the SS ADONIRAM JUDSON, first United States merchant ship to dock at Tacloban, Island of Leyte, during the initial invasion of the...

For actions on September 12, 1942

Gallant Ship Award Citation:

Emerging victoriously from an extremely battered convoy, numbering many sunken ships, SS WILLIAM MOULTRIE arrived at the scheduled north Russian Port and...

For actions on July 19, 1943

Gallant Ship Award Citation:

For six months, beginning in February 1943, SS SAMUEL PARKER was in continuous service in the Mediterranean transporting troops and material which contributed...

For actions on December 5, 1944

Gallant Ship Award Citation:

In October 1944, the SS MARCUS DALY was one of the first United States merchant ships to dock at Tacloban, Island of Leyte, during the initial invasion of...

It is the Maritime Administration’s (MARAD’s) preference to retain and preserve its heritage assets, however; there are instances in which certain material is considered excess. In those instances, MARAD will make those items available for transfer or...

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