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YW-83

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Golf - Charlie - Tango
 NGCT
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
YW-83 Self-propelled Water Barge:
  • Laid down in 1944 at John H. Mathis Co., Camden, N.J.
  • Launched in 1944
  • Placed in service as YW-83 in 1944
  • Allocated to the 14th Naval District, Pearl Harbor
  • Placed out of service, date unknown
  • Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
  • Final Disposition, sunk as a target in 1987
    Specifications:
    Displacement 440 t.(lt), 1282 t.(fl)
    Length 174'
    Beam 35'
    Draft 9' (max.)
    Speed unknown
    Cargo Capacity 200,000 Gals
    Complement unknown
    Armament unknown
    Propulsion Diesel, single propeller, 560shp
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    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
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