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YW-130

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Whiskey - Hotel - Xray
NWHX
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory 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-130 in 1945
  • Placed out of service, date unknown
  • 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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