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YW-114


International Radio Call Sign:
November - Foxtrot - Uniform - Tango
 NFUT
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:
  • Built by Marine Iron and Ship Building Co., Duluth, MN (YN 98)
  • Laid down in 1945
  • Launched in 1945
  • Placed in service as YW-114, 03 September 1945
  • Placed out of service, date unknown
  • Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
  • Final Disposition, sold for scrapping, November 1974
  • Rebuilt as a commercial fishing vessel, renamed Hallelujah (ON 587265)
  • Sold and renamed Michael J, date unknown
  • Sold and renamed Ocean Pacific, date unknown
  • Final disposition, capsized at her moorings when cargo shifted and sank in 22 fathoms, Tongass Narrows, AK, 12 August 1989
    Specifications:
    Displacement 440 tons (lt), 1282 tons (fl)
    Length 174'
    Beam 32'
    Draft 13' (max.)
    Speed unknown
    Cargo Capacity 200,000 Gals
    Complement 1 officer 20 enlisted
    Armament two single 20mm AA gun mounts
    Propulsion General Motors Diesel, single screw, 640shp
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    YW-114 1067k Two views of YW-114 moored, probably at Guantanamo Bay, date unknown. Dan Paul
    YW-114 206k
    There is no DANFS history available for YW-114 at NavSource
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
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    Last Updated 17 June 2016