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USS Bullwheel (YO-46)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Bravo - Mike - Zulu
NBMZ

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

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

Bullwheel Class Fuel Oil Barge (Self-propelled):

Built by Lake Superior Shipbuilding Co., Superior WI (YN 101)

Laid down, 15 May 1941

Launched, 20 December 1941

Placed in service as USS Bullwheel (YO-46), 21 October 1942, LT Henry P. Timmers, USNR, in charge

Operated in Aleutians, May - October 1943

Operated in Ellice Islands, Tarawa, Majuro, Eniwetok, Manus and Ulithi, October 1943 - 1945

Stationed at Leyte at war's end

Postwar was assigned to "Advanced Bases, Pacific" and operated in the Philippines

Placed out of service in the Philippines, circa late 1963 - early 1964

Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown

Sold to Luzon Stevedoring Corp., Manila, and renamed LSCO Wawa, late November 1964

Final Disposition, deleted 1990

Specifications:
Displacement 950 tons (lt) 1,731 tons (fl)
Length 235'
Beam 37'
Draft 15' (max)
Speed 10.6 knots
Complement 4 officers, 30 enlisted
Cargo Capacity 10,000 barrels
Armament unknown
Propulsion

two DSG-6 Enterprise Diesel engines driving electric motors

two shafts, 635shp

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description	Source
141204602	114k	Bullwheel (YO-46) at her fitting-out berth at Lake Superior Shipbuilding, shortly after launch, 20 December 1941. Photo from Kenneth Thro Collection, University of Wisconsin Superior, via Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library	Dave Wright
141204603	46k	Bullwheel (YO-46) completing at Lake Superior Shipbuilding, date unknown. Photo from Kenneth Thro Collection, University of Wisconsin Superior, via Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library	Dave Wright
141204601	344k	Bullwheel (YO-46) alongside SS Baranof at Kodiak, Alaska, during her initial deployment carrying avgas in the Aleutians, 04 May 1943. *Bullwheel* and her three sisters were the basis of the Maritime Commission's design for the Mettawee (AOG-17) and Sakatonchee (AOG-19) classes, which were also initially classified as service craft (YOG). *Baranof, a merchant ship under allocation to the Army, was originally a sister to USS Canopus* (AS-9)*. National Archives photo 80-G-79700*, a US Navy photo now in the collections of the US National Archives.	Mike Green
141204604	767k	Officers and crew of Bullwheel (YO-46) at Olongapo, Subic Bay, PI, 08 May 1946. Naval History & Heritage Command photo NH 107091, donated by Dr. Mark Kulikowski, 2010	Dave Wright

Bullwheel (YO-46)
DANFS entry located at the US Naval History and Heritage Command website

Commanding Officers
01	LT Henry Peter Timmers, D-M USNR ¹	31 October 1942 - (May 1944)
02	LT Angus Brown Metcalf, D-V(G) USNR	(May 1944) - (early 1945)
03	LT Albert Ackerly Holt, (D) USNR	(early 1945) - (late 1945)
04	LT Eugene Eason Bracken, (D) USNR²	(late 1945)- (1946)
05	CHBOSN Lewis J. Venturi USN	(February 1947)


^{1. Promoted to Lt. Commander, 01 July 1943.} ^{2. Promoted to Lt. Commander, spring 1946.} Courtesy Dave Wright

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

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Last Updated 30 April 2021