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YO-23

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
American Defense Service Medal - American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal
YO-20 Class Fuel Oil Barge:
  • Built by Tank Ship Building Corp, Newburgh, NY (YN 11)
  • Contract awarded, 17 December 1918
  • Launched, date unknown
  • Delivered to Navy, 12 May 1920
  • Assigned to Eleventh Naval District, 1920 - about 1941
  • Assigned to Fourteenth Naval District at Pearl Harbor during war
  • Placed out of service, date unknown
  • Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
  • To WSA (War Shipping Administration) for disposal, 02 October 1946
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
    Specifications:
    Hull steel
    Displacement 327 tons displacement
    Length 165' 9" overall
    Beam 25' 1"
    Draft unknown
    Cargo Capacity 3,563 barrels
    Speed unknown
    Complement unknown
    Armament none
    Propulsion
    steam
    single propeller, 218hp
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    For Full Size Image    		Size Image Description Source
    YO-23 134k YO-23 alongside USS Abbot (DD-629) at Section Base, Bishop's Point, Oahu, 20 October 1943.
    National Archives photo 80-G-276714 (cropped)    		 John Chiquoine
    There is no DANFS history record for YO-23 available at NavSource
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
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    Last Updated 09 December 2022