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YO-73


International Radio Call Sign:
November - Uniform - Zulu - Zulu
 NUZZ
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal
YO-65 Class Fuel Oil Barge:
  • Built by Albina Engine & Machine Works, Portland, OR (YN 91)
  • Laid down, 20 July 1942
  • Launched, 03 November 1942
  • Placed in service, 30 April 1943
  • Assigned to Thirteenth/Seventeenth Naval District as station tanker at Adak, Alaska, August 1943 - 1946
  • Placed out of service, date unknown
  • Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
  • Sold by WAA (War Assets Administration) for disposal, 17 November 1947
  • Registered under Panamanian flag to Naviera Panama, renamed Urania, 1948
  • Lengthened to 216.5', 1950
  • Registered to Transportes Unidos de Petróleo SA, Lima, renamed Caplina, 1952
  • Final disposition, wrecked on La Herradura Beach, 10 miles southeast of Callao, Peru, 31 January 1963
    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
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    YO-73
    141207302    		 91k Caplina in semi-sunk condition after wrecking off La Herradura Beach, Peru, 31 January 1963.
    GEC Archivo Histórico photo    		 Dave Wright
    YO-73
    141207301    		 31k Caplina attracting a crowd after wrecking off La Herradura Beach, Peru, in 1963.
    Photo via histarmar.com.ar         		Dave Wright
    There is no DANFS history record for YO-73 available at NavSource
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
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    Last Updated 09 December 2022