The Merchant Marine Gallant Ship Citation is an

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of the

United States Merchant Marine United States Merchant Marines are United States civilian mariners and U.S. civilian and federally owned merchant vessels. Both the civilian mariners and the merchant vessels are managed by a combination of the government and private sectors, an ...

. The award is presented as a bronze plaque to vessels, with officers and crew being awarded a

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to denote the award. Both United States flagged vessels and foreign flagged vessels are eligible for the award.

Criteria

The Gallant Ship Citation is awarded by the

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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." 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.

Gallant Ships

;World War II * SS ''Stanvac Calcutta'', actions on June 6, 1942 * , actions on September 27, 1942 * SS ''Adoniram Judson'', actions in October 1944, presented December 10, 1944 * SS ''Samuel Parker'', actions in February 1943 * SS ''Cedar Mills'', actions in December 1943 * SS ''William Moultrie'' * SS ''Marcus Daly'', actions in October 1944 * SS ''Virginia Dare'' * SS ''Nathaniel Greene'' ;Post-World War II * , actions in December 1950, presented August 24, 1960 * SS ''Cape Ann'', presented October 23, 1957 * , presented October 23, 1957 * , presented October 23, 1957 * MV ''Western Pioneer'', presented June 29, 1961 * SS ''Dolly Turman'', presented August 14, 1963 * ''Japan Bear'', actions in 1963 * SS ''Philippine Mail'', presented February 28, 1964 * SS ''President Wilson'', presented April 1, 1965 * SS ''Cotton State'', actions in February 1965, presented 1967 * Tug ''Adeline Foss'', actions in November 1965, presented 1967 * Tug ''Julia C. Moran'', actions on June 16, 1966, presented 1968 * SS ''President McKinley'', actions on January 5, 1967, presented 1968 * West German ship ''Mathilde Bolten'', actions on December 20, 1964, presented 1969 * West German ship ''Weissenburg'', actions on May 7, 1965, presented 1969 * , actions on January 14, 1970 * MS ''Khian Star'', actions on December 26, 1969, presented 1971 * FDNY ''Fire Fighter'' actions on May 30, 1973, presented May 22, 1975 * TT ''Williamsburgh'', actions on October 4, 1980, presented May 21, 1981 * MV ''San Francisco'', actions on October 31, 1984, presented 1984 * Tug ''Stamford'', actions on May 5, 1986, presented 1989 * MV ''Green Lake'', actions on December 31, 2018, presented 2019

References

External links

Gallant Ships of World War II Merchant Marine
- Retrieved 20 March 2007

* {{cite book, url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RHQ7AAAAIAAJ&q=%22Gallant+Ship%22+Executive+Order&pg=PA690, title=The Code of Federal Regulations of the United States of America , page=690, publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office, year=1949 Awards and decorations of the United States Merchant Marine Awards established in 1944 Ribbon symbolism 1944 establishments in the United States