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YO-135


International Radio Call Sign:
November - Golf - Romeo - Xray
NGRX
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

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


Fuel Oil Barge (Self-propelled):
  • Built in 1942 as Self-propelled Fuel Oil Barge M. J. Derby II at Ira S. Bushey & Sons, Inc., Brooklyn, N.Y.
  • Launched, 1942
  • Acquired by the US Navy, 8 June 1942
  • Placed in service as YO-135, date unknown
  • Allocated to 10th Naval District at San Juan, Puerto Rico
  • Placed out of service, date unknown
  • Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
  • Disposted of in 1947
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement 440 t.(lt), 1076 t.(fl)
    Length 156' 6"
    Beam 30'
    Draft 13' (max.)
    Speed unknown
    Complement
    1 officer
    20 enlisted
    Cargo Capacity 6,071 Bbls
    Armament unknown
    Propulsion
    one Union Diesel engine
    single propeller 525shp
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    PC-822 186k Self-propelled Gasoline Barge YOG-71 and Self-propelled Fuel Oil Barge YO-135 moored on the opposite side of the pier from USS PC-822, USS PC-1169 and an unidentified PC, at Coco Solo Naval Station, Panama Canal Zone, circa 9 to 12 October 1945.
    National Archives photo
    John Chiquoine and Dave Schroeder
    YOG-71 134k
    YOG-71 107k

    There is no DANFS history record for YO-135 available at NavSource
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log

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