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YW-126

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Whiskey - Hotel - Papa
 NWHP
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons


Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - Navy Unit Commendation (2) - American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal
Bottom Row - National Defense Service Medal - Vietnam Service Medal (6) - Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal
YW-83 Class Self-propelled Water Barge:
  • Laid down in 1945 at Lethem D. Smith Shipbuilding Co., Sturgeon Bay, WI.
  • Launched in 1945
  • Placed in service as YW-126 in 1945
  • During the Vietnam War YW-126 participated in the following campaigns:
    Vietnam War Campaigns
    Campaign and Dates Campaign and Dates
    Vietnam Summer-Fall 1969
    1 July to 31 October 1969     		Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase VII
    1 July 1970 to 30 June 1971
    Vietnam Winter-Spring 1970
    1 November 1969 to 30 April 1970     		Consolidation I
    1 July to 30 November 1971
    Sanctuary Counteroffensive
    1 May to 30 June 1970     		Consolidation II
    1 December 1971 to 29 February 1972

  • Placed out of service, date unknown
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 15 April 1988
  • Final Disposition, disposed of in support of Fleet training exercise, 4 December 2001
    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-126 112k YW-126 underway, probably in the Great Lakes during builders trials in 1945.
    Photo from Bowling Green University, Historical Collection of the Great Lakes.    		 Joe Radigan MACM USN Ret.
    YW-126 93k YW-126 moored at Nha Be, South Vietnam, June 1971. © Richard Leonhardt
    YW-126 61k YW-126 moored at Nha Be, South Vietnam, November 1971. © Richard Leonhardt
    YW-126 80k YW-126 moored at Nha Be, South Vietnam, November 1971. © Richard Leonhardt
    There is no DANFS history available for YW-126 at NavSource
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation
    Fleet Reserve Association
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
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