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YW-116
International Radio Call Sign:
November - Foxtrot - Uniform - Xray
NFUX
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 100)
Laid down, 26 March 1945
Launched, 12 May 1945
Placed in service as YW-116, 29 October 1945
Placed out of service, May 1947
Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
Sold from Orange, TX Naval Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility (Sale 16-5031), bids opened 15 December 1974. Sold for $68,777.77 to Boston Metals Co., Baltimore MD and towed to their wholly owned subsidiary, Texas Machinery & Salvage, Port Neches, TX
Resold to Amin Rasheed Shipping, United Arab Emirates, renamed Nur (IMO 7620419)
Renamed Lahbab, 1980
Renamed Arif, 1987
Renamed Amy I, 1988
Final disposition, fate unknown
Specifications:
Displacement 440 t.(lt), 1282 t.(fl)
Length 174'
Beam 32'
Draft 13' (max.)
Speed unknown
Cargo Capacity 200,000 Gals
Complement 1 officer 20 enlisted
Armament unarmed
Propulsion one General Motors 8-278A 8-cylinder diesel
single screw, 640shp
Two Waterous positive displacement cargo pumps rated at 600 gallons per minute
Two 40 KW generators
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452k |
YW-116 in reserve and for sale, 1974 |
Jim Swank |
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267k |
ex-YW-116 as refitted for merchant service as Nur, 1975 |
Jim Swank |
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There is no DANFS history available for YW-116 at NavSource
Crew Contact And Reunion Information
U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
This page was created by Gary P. Priolo and is maintained by David L. Wright
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Last Updated 19 January 2016
