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YW-85

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
YW-83 Class Self-propelled Water Barge:
  • Laid down (date and place unknown)
  • Launched (date unknown)
  • Placed in service as YW-85 (date unknown)
  • Placed out of service (date unknown)
  • Struck from the Naval Register (date unknown)
  • Final Disposition, sold for scrapping, 1 March 1975, by the Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS)
    Specifications:
    Displacement 440 t.(lt)
    Length 174'
    Beam unknown
    Draft unknown
    Speed unknown
    Complement 20
    Armament two single 20mm AA gun mounts
    Propulsion diesel, single screw
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    YW-85 84k YW-85 is under tow at Naval Station Guantanemo Bay, Cuba enroute to Ocho Rios, Jamaica for water, 2 March 1964. At the pier in the background is Abatan (AW-4).
    US Navy photo # NH 98917 from the collections of the US Naval Historical Center.    		 US Naval Historical Center
    There is no DANFS history available for YW-85 at NavSource
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
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