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YON-162


International Radio Call Sign:
November - Tango - Lima - Bravo
NTLB
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

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


Fuel Oil Barge (Non-Self-propelled):
  • Laid down, in 1943, under Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 1226) as a concrete-hull unnamed non-self propelled Fuel Oil Barge at Concrete Ship Constructors, Inc., National City CA.
  • Launched, date unknown
  • Delivered and placed in service as YON-162 in October 1943
  • During World War II YON-162 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater and saw service at the advance base at Port Purvis, Florida Island, in the Solomon Islands Group
  • Placed out of service, date unknown
  • Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement 5,410 gross tons, 6,600 deadweight tons
    Length 375'
    Beam 56'
    Draft 38'
    Complement 12
    Armament two single 20mm AA gun mounts
    Machinery, unknown

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    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log

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