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YWN-62
ex
 YW-62 (1943 - 1946)

Non-self-propelled Water Barge:
  • Built by Levingston Shipbuilding, Orange, TX (YN 288)
  • Contract awarded, date unknown
  • Laid down, date unknown
  • Launched, date unknown
  • Placed in service as YW-62, 08 February 1943
  • Initially allocated to Fifteenth Naval District at Balboa, CZ
  • Towed from Balboa to Bora Bora with YF-365 and YF-366 in tow of Sepulga (AO-20), 12 May - 06 June 1943
  • Towed from Bora to Bora to Espiritu Santo by tanker Gulf Queen and Sonoma (AT-12), 16 June - 05 July 1943
  • Operated at Espiritu Santo, Tulagi and Guadalcanal, 1943 - 1945
  • Redesignated YWN-62, May 1946
  • Struck from Naval Register, date unknown
  • Final disposition, fate unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement unknown
    Length 173' 6"
    Beam 39' 0"
    Draft unknown
    Capacity 331,800 gallons
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