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USS Yosemite (AD-19)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Alpha - Romeo - Victor
 NARV
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons




Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation (2 stars) - Battle "E" Ribbon (5 stars) - Navy Expeditionary Medal (1-Cuba, 3JAN61-23OCT62)
Second Row - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal
Third Row - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - National Defense Service Medal - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (1-Cuba, 24OCT62-31DEC62)
Fourth Row - Southwest Asia Service Medal - Sea Service Deployment Ribbon - Philippines Liberation Medal
Dixie Class Destroyer Tender:
  • Laid down, 19 January 1942, at Tampa Shipbuilding Co., Inc., Tampa, FL.
  • Launched, 16 May 1943
  • Commissioned USS Yosemite (AD-19), 26 March 1944, CAPT. George C. Towner in command
  • Decommissioned, 27 January 1994, at US Naval Station Mayport, FL., and simultaneously struck from the Naval Register
  • Laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, James, River, Fort Eustis, VA.
  • Final Disposition, sunk as a target, 18 November 2003 at location 35-54N7 070-04W, at a depth of 2340 fathoms
    Specifications:
    Displacement 14,037 t.(lt) 17,176 t.(fl)
    Length 530' 6"
    Beam 73' 4"
    Draft 25' 6" (lim)
    Speed 19.6kts. (trial), 12kts (econ)
    Complement
    Officers 73
    Enlisted 1,003
    Largest Boom Capacity 20 t.
    Armament
    WWII configuration
    four single 5"/38 dual purpose gun mounts
    four twin 40mm AA gun mounts
    twenty-three single 20mm AA gun mounts
    Fuel Capacities
    NSFO 24,555Bbls
    Diesel 2,705Bbls
    Propulsion
    two Allis-Chalmer geared turbines
    four Babcock and Wilcox A-type boilers, 403psi 720°
    double Falk Main Reduction Gears
    four 750Kw 450V A.C. Ships Service Generators
    two propellers, 11.000shp geared turbine engines, twin screws, 11,300shp
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    Yosemite 50k USS Yosemite (AD-19) underway, 23 July 1944, location unknown. Note USS Yosemite is painted Camouflage Measure 32, Design 3Ax..
    US Navy photo    		 .
    Yosemite 164k USS Yosemite (AD-19), moored pierside at Melville, R.I., date unknown.
    US Navy photo    		 Mike Smolinski
    Yosemite 71k USS Yosemite (AD-19) entering Havana Harbor, Cuba, circa 1950s Vince Banks R4-Div. USS Yosemite
    Yosemite 27k USS Yosemite (AD-19) at Melville. R.I., with (from inboard to outboard); USS Fred T. Berry (DD-858),
    USS Harwood (DD-861),
    USS McCaffery (DD-860),
    USS Norris (DD-859)     and
    USS Keppler (DD-765) alongside, circa 1953-1956    		 Vince Banks R4-Div. USS Yosemite
    Yosemite 93k USS Yosemite (AD-19) R4 Division, circa 1953-1956 Vince Banks R4-Div. USS Yosemite
    Yosemite 79k USS Yosemite (AD-19) underway, date and location unknown.
    US Navy photo from "Our Navy" Magazine, First of November 1954.    		 Stanley Svec
    Yosemite 44k USS Yosemite (AD-19), date and location unknown. USS Yosemite AD-19 Association
    Yosemite 33k USS Yosemite (AD-19) at New York, circa post 1954-1955. Vince Banks, R4-Div. USS Yosemite
    Yosemite 35k USS Yosemite (AD-19) underway in the Amsterdam Ship Canal (which runs from Ijmuiden to Amsterdam), 30 June 1958. Note the Hembrug railroad bridge in the open position in the background. The bridge is half way between Ijmuiden (on the North Sea) and Port of Amsterdam. USS Yosemite was in port in the city of Amsterdam for a routine port visit from 30 June to 5 July 1958. USS Yosemite AD-19 Association
    Yosemite 2140k USS Yosemite (AD-19) with
    USS Harlan R. Dickson (DD-708)
    , USS William R. Rush (DD-714) and
    USS Fred T. Berry (DD-858) alongside, at Naval Base Newport, R.I., 22 September 1965.    		 ©Richard Leonhardt
    Yosemite 81k USS Yosemite (AD-19), at Valletta, Malta, 10 July 1969.
    Photo by Jim Isgro.    		 USS Yosemite AD-19 Association
    Yosemite 69k USS Yosemite (AD-19), at Valletta, Malta, 10 July 1969.
    Photo by Jim Isgro.    		 USS Yosemite AD-19 Association
    Yosemite 36k USS Yosemite (AD-19) with USS Cassin Young (DD-793) alongside, Melville, R.I., date unknown.
    US Navy photo    		 Vince Banks R4-Div. USS Yosemite
    Yosemite 176k USS Yosemite (AD-19) at Naples, Italy upon relieving USS Tidewater (AD-31), 19 April 1969. Robert Hall USS Tidewater
    Yosemite 36k USS Yosemite (AD-19) with USS Luce (DDG-38) and USS Donald B. Beary (DE-1085) alongside, Naples, Italy, date unknown. USS Yosemite AD-19 Association
    Yosemite 37k USS Yosemite (AD-19) underway, date and location unknown. USS Yosemite AD-19 Association
    Yosemite 70k USS Yosemite (AD-19) underway, date and location unknown.
    US Navy photo.    		 Wendell Royce McLaughlin Jr.
    Yosemite 66k USS Yosemite (AD-19) underway, date and location unknown.
    ©Alantic Fleet Sales, Norfolk, VA.    		 Mike Smolinski
    Yosemite 116k USS Yosemite (AD-19) underway, circa 1992, place unknown. USS Yosemite AD-19 Association
    Courtesy Tom Keown ET2 USS Yosemite, 1991-93
    Yosemite 77k ex-USS Yosemite (AD-19) on the Elizabeth River while passing through Hampton Roads from the James River Reserve Fleet while enroute to the Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, VA., 19 February 2003. Photo by Mable Clark
    Yosemite 68k Ex-USS Yosemite (AD-19) at Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, VA., being prepared for use as a target, 22 August 2003. Photo by Jerry McWaters USS Yosemite
    Yosemite 85k Ex-USS Yosemite (AD-19) at Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, VA., being prepared for use as a target, 22 August 2003. Photo by Jerry McWaters USS Yosemite

    For more photos and information about USS Yosemite, see;
  • Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships
  • Memorabilia and Photo Collections
  • Commanding Officers
    • Crew Contact And Reunion Information Web Sites
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
    Fleet Reserve Association
    2009 Reunion Information
    Place: Crowne Plaza, Jacksonville Riverfront, 1201 Riverplace Blvd, Jacksonville, FL 32207
    Date: 29 April to 3 May 2009
    Contact: Jerry McWaters
    Address: 2068 Urbine Road, Powhatan, VA. 23139-7914
    Phone: (804) 794-7607
    E-mail: USS Yosemite (AD-19) 2009 Reunion
    Remarks: We also have a Yosemite Association so if you need more
    info on it e-mail me at jerry@mcwaters.org.Secretary of the Association
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    USS Yosemite AD-19 Association
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