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YWN-59
ex
 YOG-32

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Delta - Kilo - Charlie
 NDKC
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - National Defense Service Medal
YOG-5 Class Gasoline Barge (Self-propelled):
  • Laid down, date and location unknown
  • Launched, date unknown
  • Placed in service as YOG-32 (date unknown)
  • Assigned to Naval Station Keflavik, Iceland in the 1950s in support of NORAD stations in around Iceland
  • Relieved by Crownblock (YO-48) in 1959
  • Towed to either Norfolk or Boston
  • Redesignated Water Barge (Non self-propelled) YWN-59, date unknown
  • Placed out of service, date unknown
  • Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
  • Final Disposition, sold for scrapping by the Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS) 1 August 1975
    YOG Specifications:
    Displacement 440 t.(lt) 1,235 t.(fl)
    Length 174'
    Beam 32'
    Draft unknown
    Speed 10 kts.
    Complement 1 Officer, 22 Enlisted
    Armament unknown
    Propulsion two 500hp diesel engines, single propeller
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    YOG-32 26k YOG-32 moored at Naval Station Keflavik, Iceland, date unknown.
    US Navy photo from "All Hands" magazine, May 1956.    		 Stan Svec YO-69
    There is no DANFS history available for YOG-32 at Navsource
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation
    Fleet Reserve Association
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    No Information Available
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