Merchant Marine Gallant Ship Citation

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Merchant Marine Gallant Ship Citation
TypeUnit Award
Awarded forOfficers and crew of ships involved in outstanding or gallant action in marine disasters or other emergencies for the purpose of saving life or property at sea.
Presented by United States Maritime Administration
EligibilityUS and foreign flagged merchant vessels
Establishedby Executive Order 9472, August 29, 1944
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Merchant Marine Gallant Ship Citation Ribbon
Precedence
Next (higher) Merchant Marine Meritorious Service Medal
Next (lower) Merchant Marine Mariner's Medal

The Merchant Marine Gallant Ship Citation is an award of the United States Merchant Marine. The award is presented as a bronze plaque to vessels, with officers and crew being awarded a ribbon bar to denote the award. The award is open to both United States flagged vessels and foreign flagged vessels.

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Criteria

The Gallant Ship Citation is awarded by the Secretary of Transportation to vessels, including foreign vessels, for "participating in outstanding or gallant action in a marine disaster or other emergency to save life or property at sea." [1]

A bronze Gallant Ship Citation Plaque is awarded to the vessels. The officers and crew who served on those vessels designated as Gallant Ships are awarded a citation ribbon bar. At the center of the ribbon is a silver seahorse device. [1]

Gallant Ships

Citation Plaque of the Tug Julia C. Moran Gallantship.jpg
Citation Plaque of the Tug Julia C. Moran
World War II
Post-World War II

References

  1. 1 2 "§51902. Gallant Ship Award". U.S.C Title 46. GPO. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Gleichauf, Justin F. (2002). Unsung sailors: the Naval Armed Guard in World War II (1st Bluejacket Books pr ed.). Annapolis, Md.: Naval Institute Press. pp.  95–96. ISBN   9781557504203.
  3. 1 2 "Witness Testimony of Mr. Brian Herbert, Author, "The Forgotten Heroes: The Heroic Story of the United States Merchant M, Bainbridge Island, WA". House Committee on Veteran's Affairs. Archived from the original on 10 October 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  4. ↑ "ADONIRAM JUDSON". US Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. Archived from the original on January 18, 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  5. ↑ Fohn, Rosanne. "Voyage of Mercy Merchant mariners rescue 14,000 Korean refugees facing death". Mariners Weather Log Vol. 47, No. 1. NOAA.
  6. 1 2 3 "ANDREA DORIA RESCUERS HONORED" (PDF). Proceedings of the MERCHANT MARINE COUNCIL. 14 (12). US Merchant Marine Council, US Coast Guard: 200. December 1957. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  7. ↑ United States. Federal Maritime Board and United States. Maritime Administration and Commission, U.S.M. "Report of the Federal Maritime Board and Maritime Administration". Annual Report of the Federal Maritime Board and Maritime Administration. United States Department of Commerce: 10. ISSN   0499-3950. LCCN   51060828.
  8. 1 2 3 "SS Philippine Mail Cite as "Gallant Ship"". Proceedings of the MERCHANT MARINE COUNCIL. 20–23. US Merchant Marine Council, US Coast Guard: 86, 182, 193. December 1963. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  9. ↑ United States. Maritime Administration. "Annual Report of the Maritime Administration". Annual Report. U.S. Department of Commerce, Maritime Administration: 41. ISSN   0083-1670. LCCN   72648818.
  10. ↑ "SS Cotton State of States Marine Lines Receives 'Gallant Ship' Rescue Award". The Weekly Underwriter. 195. Underwriter Printing and Publishing Company: 17. 1966. ISSN   0043-1966. LCCN   88645939 . Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  11. 1 2 "Tug Julia C. Moran Cited as "Gallant Ship"" (PDF). Proceedings of the Merchant Marine Council. 25 (2): 34. February 1968. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  12. ↑ "Collision SS Texaco Massachusetts and MV Alva Cape" (PDF). National Transportation Safety Board. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  13. ↑ "SS McKinley Wins Gallant Ship Award" (PDF). Proceedings of the Merchant Marine Council. 25 (5): 98. May 1968. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  14. 1 2 United States. Maritime Administration (1969). MARAD: The Annual Report of the Maritime Administration for Fiscal Year. U.S. Department of Commerce, Maritime Administration. ISSN   0882-9004. LCCN   85645802 . Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  15. ↑ Smith, W.J. (6 February 1967). "Commandant's Action on The Marine Board of Investigation convened to investigate the collision of the SS CEDARVILLE and Norwegian MV TOPDALSFJORD on 7 May 1965 in the Straits of Mackinac with loss of life" (PDF). United States Coast Guard. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
  16. ↑ "Two Merchant Ships Receive Top Awards" (PDF). Proceedings of the Marine Safety Council. 28 (7). US Coast Guard: 134. July 1971. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  17. ↑ Hashagen, Paul (2002). Kimmerly, Janet (ed.). Fire Department, City of New York (Rev. ed.). Paducah, Ky.: Turner Pub. Co. p. 142. ISBN   9781563118326.
  18. ↑ United States Maritime Administration (1981). "MARAD '81: The Annual Report of the Maritime Administration for Fiscal Year 1984". Marad: The Annual Report of the Maritime Administration for Fiscal Year. U.S. Department of Commerce, Maritime Administration. ISSN   0882-9004. LCCN   85645802 . Retrieved 21 January 2014.
  19. ↑ United States. Maritime Administration (1984). "MARAD '84: The Annual Report of the Maritime Administration for Fiscal Year 1984". Marad: The Annual Report of the Maritime Administration for Fiscal Year. U.S. Department of Commerce, Maritime Administration. ISSN   0882-9004. LCCN   85645802 . Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  20. ↑ United States. Maritime Administration (1989). Marad '89: the Annual Report of the Maritime Administration. U.S. Department of Commerce, Maritime Administration. p. 46. LCCN   72648818 . Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  21. ↑ "Maritime Administrator Presents Gallant Ship Citation Award to the Crew of U.S. Flag Ship M/V Green Lake for Daring Rescue Actions at Sea | MARAD".
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