Merchant Marine Gallant Ship Citation

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.

Merchant Marine Gallant Ship Citation
Type	Unit Award
Awarded for	Officers 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
Eligibility	US and foreign flagged merchant vessels
Established	by Executive Order 9472, August 29, 1944
Merchant Marine Gallant Ship Citation Ribbon
Precedence
Next (higher)	Merchant Marine Meritorious Service Medal
Next (lower)	Merchant Marine Mariner's Medal

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

World War II

• SS Stanvac Calcutta, actions on June 6, 1942^[2]
• SS Stephen Hopkins, actions on September 27, 1942^[3]
• SS Adoniram Judson, actions in October 1944, presented December 10, 1944^[4]
• SS Samuel Parker, actions in February 1943^[2]
• SS Cedar Mills, actions in December 1943^[2]
• SS William Moultrie^[2]
• SS Marcus Daly, actions in October 1944^[2]
• SS Virginia Dare^[3]
• SS Nathaniel Greene^[2]

Post-World War II

• SS Meredith Victory, actions in December 1950, presented August 24, 1960^[5]
• SS Cape Ann, presented October 23, 1957^[6]
• SS Ile de France, presented October 23, 1957^[6]
• USNS Private William H. Thomas, presented October 23, 1957^[6]
• MV Western Pioneer, presented June 29, 1961^[7]
• SS Dolly Turman, presented August 14, 1963^[8]
• Japan Bear, actions in 1963^[8]
• SS Philippine Mail, presented February 28, 1964^[8]
• SS President Wilson, presented April 1, 1965^[9]
• SS Cotton State, actions in February 1965, presented 1967^[10]
• Tug Adeline Foss, actions in November 1965, presented 1967^[11]
• Tug Julia C. Moran, actions on June 16, 1966, presented 1968^[11][12]
• SS President McKinley, actions on January 5, 1967, presented 1968^[13]
• West German ship Mathilde Bolten, actions on December 20, 1964, presented 1969^[14]
• West German ship Weissenburg, actions on May 7, 1965, presented 1969^[15]
• SS President Jackson, actions on January 14, 1970^[16]
• MS Khian Star, actions on December 26, 1969, presented 1971^[14]
• FDNY Fire Fighter actions on May 30, 1973, presented May 22, 1975^[17]
• TT Williamsburgh, actions on October 4, 1980, presented May 21, 1981^[18]
• MV San Francisco, actions on October 31, 1984, presented 1984^[19]
• Tug Stamford, actions on May 5, 1986, presented 1989^[20]
• MV Green Lake, actions on December 31, 2018, presented 2019^[21]