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Uss orion1/15/2024 ![]() ![]() US Navy photo from the Vallejo Naval & Historical Museum USS Fulton (AS-11) in Mare Island Navy Yard dry dock #3 in October 1941. Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum File Name AS 11, US Navy Photo, 12/27/40 now in the collections of the Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum File Name AS 11, US Navy Photo, 12/27/40 and Sutcliffe, great granddaughter of Robert Fulton, breaks the traditional bottle of Champagne across the bow ofįulton (AS-11) during the ship's christening and launching ceremony at Mare Island Navy Yard, 27 December 1940.įulton (AS-11) christening and launching at Mare Island Navy Yard, 27 December 1940. Portrait from the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation He died in New York City 24 February 1815. In 18, he built the first war steamer, known both as Fulton and Demologos. His numerous ingenious and influential inventions included a prototype submarine, Nautilus, amphibious boats, and the first commercially successful steamboat, Clermont. Robert Fulton, born in Little Britain, Pa., in 1765, had a distinguished career as a painter before patenting his first invention, a double inclined plane to replace locks in canals, in England in 1794. Single Fairbanks Morse Main Reduction Gearįour Ship's Service Generators 500Kw 450V A.C. Propulsion General Motors 16-248 Diesel electric engines Final Disposition, sold for scrapping in Brownsville, TX., 17 November 1995.Transferred to the Maritime Administration, 20 October 1994, for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, James River Group, Lee Hall, VA.USS Fulton earned one battle star for World War II service.Struck from the Naval Register, 20 December 1991.Decommissioned, 3 April 1947, at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, CA.USS Fulton (AS-11) was assigned to Joint Task Force 1, Task Unit 1.8.1 Service Group - Repair and Service Unit for Operation Crossroads the atomic bomb tests at Bikini Atoll in July 1946.During World War II USS Fulton was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater and participated in the following campaign:. ![]() Commissioned USS Fulton (AS-11), 12 September 1941, CDR.Laid down, 19 July 1939, at Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, CA.Third Row - World War II Victory Medal - National Defense Service Medal (3) - Navy Sea Service Deployment Ribbon Second Row - American Defense Service Medal (with Fleet clasp) - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1) Top Row - Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation (2) - Navy Battle "E" Ribbon (2) Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right NavSource Online: Service Ship Photo ArchiveĬontributed by Al Grazevich USS Fulton (AS-11) International Radio Call Sign: Please take a moment to let us know so that we can correct any problems and make your visit as enjoyable and as informative as possible. Please report any broken links or trouble you might come across to the Webmaster.
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