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YOG-78
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 USS YOG-78

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Foxtrot - Charlie - Xray
 NFCX
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - National Defense Service Medal
YOG-5 Class Gasoline Barge (Self-propelled):
  • Laid down, 1 March 1944, at Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton, WA.
  • Launched, 1 May 1944
  • Delivered, 1 April 1945
  • Commissioned USS YOG-78, date unknown
  • Assigned to Naval Station Norfolk, VA.
  • Decommissioned, date unknown, and placed in service on that date
  • Placed out of service, date unknown
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 31 July 1995
  • Final Disposition, disposed of, 22 February 1996, sunk as part of an artificial reef off Charleston, S.C., date unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement 440 t.(lt) 1,390 t.(fl)
    Length 174'
    Beam 33'
    Draft 13"
    Speed kts.
    Complement 1 Officer, 22 Enlisted
    Armament unknown
    Propulsion Diesel engine, single propeller
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    YOG-76 41k YOG-78 underway in Hampton Roads, circa 1974. Photo taken from USCGC Ingham by ETN2 Greg Bevirt. Terrence Wright USCGC Ingham
    YO-78 75k Port bow view of YOG-78 and Wathena (YTB-825) at Pier 8, Naval Base Norfolk, VA., 23 July 1989. YOG-78 stopped carrying gasoline at an unknown date and was unofficially redesignated YO-78.
    DVIC photo # DNST9000010 by Don S. Montgomery USN (RET.)    		 Defense Visual Information Center
    There is no DANFS history available for YOG-78 at Navsource
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
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    Last Updated 23 January 2015