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YO-229


YO-229 was transferred to Denmark and named KDM Skinfaxe (A569)
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, date unknown, at Jeffersonville Bridge & Machinery Co., Jeffersonville, IN.
  • Launched, date unknown
  • Delivered and placed in service, 7 December 1945
  • Placed out of service, date unknown
  • Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
  • Sold through the Security Assistance Program (SAP), to Denmark, date unknown
  • Commissioned into the Danish Navy as KDM Skinfaxe (A569), August 1962
  • Removed from Naval service in 2000
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
    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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    YO-229 40k Ex-YO-229 at anchor, while in Danish Naval service as KDM Skinfaxe (A-569), circa 1968, location unknown. Robert Hurst
    There is no DANFS history record for YO-229 available at NavSource
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation
    Fleet Reserve Association
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
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