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YRBM-17
ex
 YFNB-24

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons



Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - Combat Action Ribbon - Naval Unit Commendation (2)
Second Row - American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - National Defense Service Medal (2)
Third Row - Vietnam Service Medal (11) - Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation - Vietnam Campaign Medal
Personal Awards

Purple Hearts (2 KIA - ENC, William A. Rush, 13 May 1967, FN Glenn E. Maier, 11 July 1970) 16 WIA, 7 - during Tet Offensive 1968, 9 - 30 May 1968)
YRBM-16 Class Repair, Berthing and Messing Barge (NSP)
  • Laid down, date and location unknown
  • Launched, date unknown
  • Delivered, date unknown
  • Large Covered Lighter YFNB-24 was converted at Yokosuka Japan and redesigned Repair Berthing and Messing Barge YRBM-17 in March 1967 after arriving in South Vietnamese waters
  • During the Vietnam War YRBM-17 participated in the following campaigns:
    Vietnam War Campaigns
    Campaign and Dates Campaign and Dates
    Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase II, March 1967 to 31 May 1967 Tet/69 Counteroffensive, 23 February to 8 June 1969
    Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase III, 1 June 1967 to 29 January 1968 Vietnam Summer-Fall 1969, 9 June to 31 October 1969
    Tet Counteroffensive, 30 January to 4 April 1968 Vietnam Winter-Spring 1970, 1 November 1969 to 30 April 1970
    Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase IV, 5 April to 30 June 1968 Sanctuary Counteroffensive, 1 May to 30 June 1970
    Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase V, 1 July to 1 November 1968 Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase VII, 1 July 1970 to 30 June 1971
    Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase VI, 2 November 1968 to 22 February 1969  

  • Loaned to South Vietnam, circa December 1970, redesignated HQ9610
  • Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
  • Final Disposition, disposed of through the Security Assistance Program (SAP), transferred to South Vietnam 1 October 1973
    Specifications
    Displacement 700 t.(lt) 2,70 t.(fl)
    Length 261'
    Beam 48'
    Draft 9'
    Compliment unknown
    Armament unknown
    Propulsion none
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    YFNB-24
    YRBM-17 48k YFNB-24, moored, date and location unknown
    		 
    YRBM-17
    YRBM-17 54k YFNB-24, moored in South Vietnam, date and location unknown.
    		Bob Gregory
    There is no DANFS history record available for YRBM-17 / YFNB-24 at NavSource
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    History of YRBM-17 (Vietnam)
    Mobile Riverine Force Association
    Brownwater Navy in Vietnam Web Book
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    Last Updated 7 January 2012