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YO-63 Syncline


Syncline (YO-63) was sold to France and renamed RFS Lac Tchad (A631)
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal
Bullwheel Class Fuel Oil Barge (Self-propelled):
  • Laid down in 1942 at RTC Shipbuilding Co., Camden, N.J.
  • Launched, 1 March 1943
  • Acquired by the US Navy and placed in service as Syncline (YO-63), 25 June 1943
  • During World War II Syncline was first assigned to the American Theater and later towed to North Africa for duty
  • While assigned to the European Theater Syncline shuttled fuel between Corsica, Sardinia, Algeria, Italy, and France
  • Placed out of service and leased to France, 16 March 1945
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 21 March 1949
  • Sold to French by the State Department, 21 March 1949, renamed RFS Lac Tchad (A631)
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement 950 t.(lt) 1,731 t.(fl)
    Length 235'
    Beam 37'
    Draft 15' (max)
    Speed 10.6 kts.
    Complement 4 officers, 30 enlisted
    Armament unknown
    Propulsion diesel engines, two shafts
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    RFS Lac Tchad (A631)
    YO-63 40k Ex-Syncline (YO-63) underway while in French service as RFS Lac Tchad (A631), circa 1968, location unknown.
    Official French Navy photo.    		 Robert Hurst
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