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AOG-37 Yahara

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Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons


Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive, 28 May to 8 July 1945, Okinawa) - American Campaign Medal
Bottom Row - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Medal (with Asia Clasp)
Sequatchie Class Gasoline Tanker:
  • Laid down, 6 June 1944, as a Maritime Commission type (T1-M-A2) tanker hull, under Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 1800) at East Coast Shipyards Inc., Bayonne, N.J.
  • Launched, 30 July 1944
  • Converted for Naval Service at Marine Basin Co., Brooklyn, N.Y.
  • Commissioned USS Yahara (AOG-37), 29 September 1944, LT. N. Clark Biggs, USNR, in command
  • During World War II Yahara was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater and participated in the following campaign;
  • Decommissioned, 21 May 1946, at New Orleans, LA.
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 19 July 1946
  • Transferred to the Maritime Commission's War Shipping Administration, 5 November 1946
  • Commercial Service
    Acquired by the Texas Oil Co. in late 1947 for the company's Norwegian subsidiary, renamed M/V El Caribe reflagged Norwegian
    Subsequently sold in 1952 to the Verbomilia Steamship Co. London, reflagged Great Britain, name retained
    Resold to Cousoltanker Co. Ltd. London in 1953, name retained,
    Resold to a French Co., in 1954 and reflagged French, name retained
    Resold in 1958 to Societe Meridional d'Armement, country unknown, renamed M/V Crysanthi P.
    No record of the ship exists after 1960
    Final Disposition, fate unknown
  • Yahara received one battle star for World War II service
    Specifications:
    Displacement 846 t.(lt) 2,700 t.(fl)
    Length 220' 6"
    Beam 37'
    Draft 13' 1"'
    Speed 10 kts.
    Complement 62
    Armament
    one single 3"/50 dual purpose gun mount
    two single 40mm AA gun mounts
    three single 20mm AA gun mounts
    Cargo Capacity 1,228 DWT
    Propulsion diesel direct drive, single screw, 720hp.
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    Yahara 44k Yahara (AOG-37) at anchor off Okinawa, circa May to December 1945.
    Note dented starboard bow which resulted from a collision with Beale (DD-471)    		 John S. Sandy for his father
    John Sandy MoMM3c, Yahara 9/44-5/46
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    DANFS     history entry located at the US Naval Historical Center
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S.Navy Memorial Foundation
    Fleet Reserve Association
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