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YOGN-82

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons


Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - American Campaign Medal
Bottom Row- Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - Philippines Liberation Medal
Concrete Non-self-propelled Gasoline Barge:
  • Built by Concrete Ship Constructions Inc., National City, CA (YN 16)
  • Planned as a unnamed Maritime Commission (B7-A2) barge under Maritime Commission contract (hull #1230)
  • Laid down, 11 August 1943
  • Launched, 09 October 1943
  • Delivered and placed in service as YOGN-82, 07 December 1943
  • During World War II YOGN-82 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater
  • Active in 14th Naval District from February 1953
  • Arrived at Midway for service, 02 July 1954
  • Placed out of service, in reserve, March 1959
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 01 November 1959
  • Acquired by Powell River Company for use as breakwater for their log pond at Powell River, British Columbia, 1961
  • Final description, scuttled as a reef off Powell River, 23 June 2018
    Specifications:
    Displacement 5.410 t. (gross), 6,600 DWT
    Length 375'
    Beam 56'
    Depth 38'
    Draft 18' 6"
    Speed none
    Complement 12
    Armament three single 20mm AA gun mounts
    Machinery
    two 225 hp GM 671's to power pumps
    two Cummins 45 HP Diesel engine generators for lighting, winches
    one Diesel engine to power steering gear
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    YOGN-82 54k YOGN-82 moored pierside at Midway Island, circa 1956-57.
    Photo and caption information by Leonard James.    		 Dan Cottrell
    YOGN-82 31k YOGN-82, moored pierside at Midway island, circa 1956-57.
    		 Photo by Leonard James
    YOGN-82 44k Three views of YOGN-82, moored pierside at Midway island, circa 1956-57. This was her final pumping station:
    1-Bow;
    2- From the bridge looking forward. The harbor control tower in the background is where photo (141308201) was taken from;
    3-Looking aft, Leonard James standing at the railing.
    		 Photos by Leonard James
    YOGN-82 76k
    YOGN-82 70k
    YOGN-83 169k Ex-YOGN-82 as part of a breakwater on the Powell River in British Columbia, Canada, 2001.
    Photo by John Campbell.    		 Tommy Trampp
    YOGN-83 15k Ex-YOGN-82 as part of a breakwater on the Powell River in British Columbia, Canada, date unknown.
    Image courtesy of John Campbell, from Concrete Ships     		Robert Hurst
    There is no DANFS history available for YOGN-82 at Navsource
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    Artificial Reef Society of BC page on YOGN-82
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    Last Updated 23 October 2023