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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
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    YDG-5 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
    Fleet Reserve Association
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    No Information Available
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    Last Updated 3 July 2009