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YO-224

Flag Hoist/International Radio Call Sign:
November - Juliet - Golf - Romeo

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - National Defense Service Medal

YO-65 Class Fuel Oil Barge (Self-propelled):
  • Laid down, 1 February 1945, at Jeffersonville Bridge & Machinery Co., Jeffersonville, IN.
  • Launched, 1 June 1945
  • Delivered, 8 October 1945
  • Placed in service at Naval Station Charleston, S.C.
  • Placed out of service, date unknown
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 10 October 1995
  • Final Disposition, disposed of, 22 February 1996, by transfer to other government agencies
    Specifications:
    Displacement 440 t.(lt), 1390 t.(fl)
    Length 174'
    Beam 33'
    Draft 13' (max.)
    Speed unknown
    Complement 9
    Armament none
    Propulsion diesel engine, single shaft

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    Harkness 111k YO-224 to port of Harkness (AMCU-12) with Pidgeon (AM 374) astern while in dry dock at Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, VA., date unknown. Arthur Gendreau
    Harkness 103 YO-224 to port of Harkness (AMCU-12) with Pidgeon (AM 374) astern while in dry dock at Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, VA., date unknown. Arthur Gendreau

    There is no DANFS history record for YO-224 available at NavSource
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
    Fleet Reserve Association

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