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YOG-64

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
YOG-5 Class Gasoline Barge (Self-propelled):
  • Built at Albina Engine and Machine Works, Portland, OR (YN 145)
  • Laid down, date unknown
  • Launched, date unknown
  • Placed in service, 30 May 1945
  • Departed Seattle for Pearl Harbor, 23 June 1945
  • Sailed from Pearl Harbor to Eniwetok, 11-25 July 1945
  • Participated in "Operation Sandstone" at Bikini Atoll, April - May 1948
  • Towed by USS Lipan (ATF-85) from Kwajalein to Pearl Harbor, May 1949
  • Placed out of service, date unknown
  • Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
  • Sold to Reinauer Transportation Companies, Staten Island, NY, renamed M/T Francis Reinauer (ON 270834), 1955
  • Noted beached at Rossville, Staten Island, NY, 1976
  • Final Disposition, abandoned at Witte Shipbreaking Yard, Staten Island, NY
    Specifications:
    Displacement 440 tons (lt) 1,390 tons (fl)
    Length 174'
    Beam 33'
    Draft 13'
    Speed unknown
    Cargo Capacity 6,570 barrels
    Complement
    1 Officer
    22 Enlisted
    Armament two single 20mm AA gun mounts
    Propulsion
    Union Diesel engine, single screw, 560shp
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    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    Tugboat Information.com - YOG-64
    Flickr images of YOG-64 abandoned at the Arthur Kill Shipbreaking Yards on Staten Island, NY
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    Last Updated 25 September 2020