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YDG-5

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Juliet - Yankee - Oscar
NJYO

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

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

YDG-5 Class District Degaussing Vessel (Self-propelled):

Built in 1937 as the wood-hulled twin screw steamer SS Nambucca II by E. Wright, Tuncurry, New South Wales, Australia for North Coast Steam Navigation Company Limited

Requisitioned by the Australian Navy for naval service, 7 November 1939

Commission as the auxiliary minesweeper HMAS Nambucca

Turned over to the US Navy, 19 April 1943 and placed in service as District Degaussing Vessel YDG-5

Turned over to US Army, date unknown

Final Disposition, lost by fire in 1945 while under US Army control, location unknown

Specifications:
Displacement 489 t.(lt)
Length 153'
Beam 35.1'
Draft 9.9'
Speed unknown
Complement unknown
Armament unknown
Propulsion

two two-cylinder compound engine, 400hp

two propellers, 48shp

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description		Source
	59k	SS Nambucca beached at Coffs Harbour, NSW, Australia, circa 1937-39		Photo courtesy State Library New South Wales

There is no DANFS history available for YDG-5 at Navsource

Crew Contact And Reunion Information
U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log

Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
No Information Available

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Last Updated 3 July 2009