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YW-105


Flag Hoist/International Radio Call Sign:
November - Foxtrot - Tango - Oscar
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal
YW-83 Class Self-propelled Water Barge:
  • Laid down, 1 September 1944, at Navy Yard Mare Island, Vallejo, CA.
  • Launched, 16 January 1945
  • Placed in service as YW-105, at Mare Island, 10 May 1945, Chief Boswain Thomas H. Vitaich, in charge
  • Placed out of service (date unknown)
  • Struck from the Naval Register (date unknown)
  • Final Disposition, sold by Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS) for scrapping, 27 September 1974 to Gulf Metals, Corp., Miami, FL., for $31,555.35
    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-105 179k Bow view of YW-105 on the building ways at Mare Island Navy Yard, 2 January 1945.
    Navy Yard Mare Island photo # 145-44.    		 Darryl Baker
    YW-105 213k Stern view of YW-105 on the building ways at Mare Island Navy Yard, 2 January 1945.
    Navy Yard Mare Island photo # 146-44.    		 Darryl Baker
    YW-105 43k Broadside view of YW-105 immediately after her launching at Mare Island, 16 January 1945. YTL-95 is assisting YW 105 to her outfitting berth.
    Mare Island Navy Yard photo # 447-44.    		 Darryl Baker
    YW-105 91k Chief Boswain Thomas H. Vitaich, Officer in Charge, accepts command of YW-105 at her activation ceremony, 10 May 1945.
    Mare Island Navy Yard photo # 3479-44.    		 Darryl Baker
    There is no DANFS history available for YW-105 at NavSource
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
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