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Lost incident to the Japanese occupation of the Philippine Islands, 1941/42

YW-54

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - American Defense Service Medal
Bottom Row - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal - Philippines Defense Medal

Welded hull Water Barge:

Built by Cavite Navy Yard, Cavite, Philippines

Laid down, date unknown

Launched, date unknown

Placed in service at Cavite as YW-54, 24 March 1933

Lost incident to the Japanese occupation of the Philippine Islands, 1941/42

Struck from the Naval Register, 24 July 1942

YW-54 earned one battle star for World War II service

Specifications:
Displacement 512 tons (lt) 712 tons(fl)
Length 110'7 "
Beam 34' 7"
Draft unknown
Speed unknown

Cargo Capacity

Water 140,000 Gals

Gasoline 43,625 Gals

Complement unknown

Armament unknown

Propulsion none

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description		Source
	20k	YW-54 at Cavite Navy Yard, Philippines, 24 March 1933, at the time it was completed and placed in service. US Navy Bureau of Ships photo in the 19-LCM collection, National Archives and Records Administration, College Park, MD.		Robert Hurst

There is no DANFS history for YW-54 available at NavSource

Crew Contact And Reunion Information
U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log

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Last Updated 11 July 2017