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YAG-7

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Alpha - Oscar - Mike NAOM

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal

Self-propelled Steel-hulled Miscellaneous Auxiliary Service Craft:

Built, date unknown, as the yacht Vedette by Burmeister & Wain, Copenhagen, Denmark

Delivered to Frederick W. Vanderbilt, New York, N.Y. in July 1924

Acquired by the Maryland Pilots Association in 1939, renamed MV Baltimore

Acquired, 1 February 1942 by the US Navy

Placed in service as YAG-7, date unknown

Placed out of service struck from the Naval Register and transferred to the Maritime Commission for disposal, date unknown

Sold private, 11 March 1946 to W.B. Hamilton, renamed Susan J. Hamilton

Sold in 1948 to Intercontinental Shipping Co., renamed Insco Trader

Final Disposition, 29 December 1954, struck an underwater object and foundered 50 miles NW of Barranquilla, Columbia

Specifications:
Displacement 458 t.
Length 158' 5"
Beam 26'
Draft unknown
Speed unknown
Complement unknown
Armament unknown
Propulsion two Burmeister & Wain diesel engines

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description		Contributed By
	61k	*YAG-7* underway, date and location unknown.		David Wright

There is no DANFS history available for YAG-7 at the US Naval Historical Center

Crew Contact And Reunion Information
U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation
Fleet Reserve Association

Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
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Last Updated 7 March 2008