 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
ID 4540 / AF-16 Pastores
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons
Top Row - Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive) - World War I Victory Medal (with Transport clasp) - American Campaign Medal.
Bottom Row - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal - Philippine Liberation Medal
Bottom Row - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal - Philippine Liberation Medal
Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Pastores earned one battle star for World War II service.
Pastores Class Stores Ship:
Built in 1913 at Workman Clark, Ltd., Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Acquired by the US Navy from the United Fruit Company, 1 May 1918.
Commissioned USS Pastores (ID-4540), 6 May 1918.
Decommissioned, 8 October 1919.
Struck from the Naval Register (date unknown) and returned to the United Fruit Co.
Reacquired by the War Shipping Administration, 20 December 1941.
Reacquired by the US Navy, 23 January 1942.
Commissioned, USS Pastores (AF-16), 13 February 1942.
Decommissioned, 14 March 1946, at San Francisco, CA.
Transferred to the Maritime Commission for disposal.
Struck from the Naval Register, 28 March 1946.
Final Disposition, sold for scrapping, 19 December 1946, to Walter W. Johnson, Co.
Displacement 12,650 t.(fl)
Length 486' 6"
Beam 55'
Draft 27' 4"
Speed 15.5 kts.
Complement unknown
Cargo Capacity 2,300 DWT
Armament
World War I - 4 5" guns, 2 1-pdrs
World War II - 1 single 5"/38 dual purpose gun mount, four 3"/50
guns, eight 20mm guns
Propulsion reciprocating engines; twin screws, 6,500shp
Length 486' 6"
Beam 55'
Draft 27' 4"
Speed 15.5 kts.
Complement unknown
Cargo Capacity 2,300 DWT
Armament
World War I - 4 5" guns, 2 1-pdrs
World War II - 1 single 5"/38 dual purpose gun mount, four 3"/50
guns, eight 20mm guns
Propulsion reciprocating engines; twin screws, 6,500shp
Specifications:
