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YON-87

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Delta - Delta - Hotel
 NDDH
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal
YON-80 Class Fuel Oil Barge (Non-self-propelled):
  • Built by Levingston Shipbuilding, Orange, TX (YN 275)
  • Contract awarded, June 1942 (NOBs-211)
  • Laid down, 13 October 1942
  • Launched, 30 October 1942
  • Delivered and placed in service as YO-87, 16 November 1942
  • Operated in Caribbean, 1943 - 1945
  • Assigned to Eighth Naval District, 1945 - at least 1948
  • Redesignated YON-87, May 1946
  • Struck from Naval Register, 10 October 1995
  • Transferred to South Carolina DNR for reefing, 02 February 2001
  • Final disposition, fate unknown (assume reefed off SC)
    Specifications:
    Displacement 1360 tons (full load)
    Length 173' 6"
    Beam 39' 0"
    Draft unknown
    Speed n/a
    Complement none
    Cargo Capacity 8,500 barrels
    Armament unknown
    Machinery none
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