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YO-75

Flag Hoist/International Radio Call Sign:
November - Uniform - Zulu - Tango

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - National Defense Service Medal


YO-65 Class Fuel Oil Barge:
  • Built by Brunswick Marine Construction Co., Brunswick, GA (YN 136)
  • Laid down, 01 February 1943
  • Launched, 04 July 1943
  • Placed in service, 16 December 1943
  • Assigned to the Fifth Naval District at Norfolk, VA, homeported at Naval Fuel Annex, Craney Island, Portsmouth, VA, whole career
  • Placed out of service, date unknown
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 01 December 1973
  • Sold by the Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service, March 1975
  • Registered under British flag to Domino Tanker Ltd, Turks & Caicos, renamed Domino (ON 316151), 1975
  • Renamed Carl Phillip, circa 1977
  • Reflagged Belize, 1992
  • Registered to Denis Tank, Miami, FL, under Bolivian flag, 2004
  • Final disposition, still operational 2018, fate uncertain
    Specifications:
    Displacement 440 tons (lt), 1,400 tons (fl)
    Length 174'
    Beam 32'
    Draft 13' (max.)
    Speed unknown
    Complement 1 officer, 20 enlisted
    Armament two single 20mm guns
    Cargo Capacity 6,570 barrels
    Propulsion
    one Union diesel
    one shaft, 560hp

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    YO-75 678k YO-75 ready for launching at Brunswick Marine, 04 July 1943.
    National Archives photo 80-G-45710
    Dave Wright
    YO-75 101k YO-75 moored at Pier Alpha, Naval Fuel Annex, Craney Island, VA., March 1954. YO-69 is moored astern of YO-75. Stan Svec, YO-69
    YO-75 344k Carl Phillip moored at Port au Prince, Haiti, 19 November 2012.
    Photo copyright user Evgeniy, via shipspotting.com
    Dave Wright

    There is no DANFS history record for YO-75 available at NavSource
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log

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