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YON-81

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Uniform - Zulu - Charlie NUZC

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal

YON-80 Class Fuel Oil Barge (Non-self-propelled):

Built by Levingston Shipbuilding, Orange, TX (YN 269)

Contract awarded, June 1942 (NOBs-211)

Laid down, 14 July 1942

Launched, 28 July 1942

Delivered and placed in service as YO-81, 31 August 1942

Assigned to Seventh Naval District at NOB Key West, 1942 - 1946

Redesignated YON-81, May 1946

Assigned to Sixth Naval District by 1948

Struck from the Naval Register, 19 August 1996

Transferred to another government agency, 13 May 1997

Final disposition, scuttled as artifical reef on Axel Carlson Reef, 2 miles off Mantoloking, NJ, 08 October 1997 (40°00.587' -73°59.391')

Specifications:
Displacement 1360 tons (full load)
Length 173' 6"
Beam 39' 0"
Draft unknown
Speed n/a
Complement none
Cargo Capacity 8,500 barrels
Armament unknown
Machinery none

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description		Source
141208101	32k	YON-81 being prepared for scuttling, October 1997. She was apparently overloaded with tires and flipped during the scuttling process. Photo via njscuba.net		Dave Wright

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