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YW-128

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Whiskey - Hotel - Tango
 NWHT
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal
YW-126 was transferred to Peru in 1980
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-128 in 1945
  • Placed out of service, date unknown
  • Disposed of through the Security Assistance Program (SAP), transferred, cash sale, to Peru, 28 January 1980
  • Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
    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 122k YW-128 ready for launching at Lethem D. Smith Shipbuilding Co., Sturgeon Bay, WI., date unknown.
    Photo from Bowling Green University, Historical Collection of the Great Lakes.    		 Joe Radigan MACM USN Ret.
    There is no DANFS history available for YW-128 at NavSource
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation
    Fleet Reserve Association
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