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YO-47 Casinghead

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - American Campaign Medal
Bottom Row - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp)

Bullwheel Class Fuel Oil Barge (Self-propelled):

Laid down, 15 May 1941, at Lake Superior Shipbuilding Co., Superior, WI.

Launched, 25 April 1942

Commissioned USS Casinghead (YO-47), 12 November 1942, LT. E. J. Randle, USNR, in command

During World War II Casinghead was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater

Decommissioned, 23 July 1947, at Naval Base Yokosuka, Japan and placed in service on that date

Placed out of service (date unknown) at Long Beach, CA.

Struck from the Naval Register, 21 August 1997

Final Disposition, to be disposed off to the Local Redevelopment Agency (LRA)

Specifications:
Displacement 950 t.(lt) 2,660 t.(fl)
Length 235'
Beam 37'
Draft 15' (max)
Speed kts.
Complement 4 officers, 30 enlisted
Armament
Propulsion diesel engines, two shafts

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description		Source
	21k	Casinghead (YO-47) heads out to sea from Yokohama to refuel a ship, date unknown. US Navy photo from "All Hands" magazine.		All Hands Magazine

View the Casinghead (YO-47)
DANFS entry located at the US Naval Historical Center web site

Crew Contact And Reunion Information
U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation
Fleet Reserve Association

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