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YO-69

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Uniform - Sierra - Quebec
NUSQ

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - National Defense Service Medal

YO-65 Class Fuel Oil Barge (Self-propelled):

Built by RTC Shipbuilding Corp., Camden, NJ (YN 145)

Laid down, 08 March 1943

Launched, 03 July 1943

Placed in service, 08 September 1943

Allocated to the Fifth Naval District at Norfolk, VA, homeported at the Naval Fuel Annex, Craney Island, Portsmouth, VA

Placed out of service, date unknown

Struck from the Naval Register, 01 February 1974

Final Disposition, sold for scrapping by the Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service, 01 March 1975

Specifications:
Displacement 440 tons (lt), 1,400 tons (fl)
Length 174'
Beam 32'
Draft 13' (max.)
Speed unknown
Complement 1 officer, 20 enlisted
Armament two single 20mm guns
Cargo Capacity 6,570 barrels

Propulsion

one Fairbanks-Morse 5-cylinder diesel

one shaft, 560hp

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description	Source
141206904	492k	Aerial view "off the Stern" of YO-69 underway in the Schuylkill River off Philadelphia Navy Yard, 13 September 1943. Philadelphia Navy Yard photo 1704-43	Stan Svec, YO-69
141206905	595k	YO-69 underway on the Delaware River off Philadelphia, circa September 1943. The Franklin Sugar Refinery is in the right background.	Paul Wallace
141206901	80k	YO-69 looking aft, Pier Alpha, Naval Fuel Annex, Craney Island, VA, March 1954.	Stan Svec, YO-69
141206902	108k	YO-69 underway from Naval Fuel Annex, Craney Island, VA, enroute to Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek, VA, March 1954.	Stan Svec, YO-69
141206903	101k	YO-69 moored port side to, Pier Alpha, Naval Fuel Annex, Craney Island, VA, March 1954. The stern of YOG-107 is visible upper center.	Stan Svec, YO-69
141207501	101k	YO-69 moored astern of YO-75, Pier Alpha, Naval Fuel Annex, Craney Island, VA, March 1954.	Stan Svec, YO-69

There is no DANFS history record for YO-69 available at NavSource

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

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