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YON-96

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Delta - India - Uniform NDIU

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-89 Class Fuel Oil Barge (Non-self-propelled):

Built by DeKom Shipbuilding Corp., Brooklyn, NY

Laid down, 06 June 1944

Launched, 16 August 1944

Delivered and placed in service as YO-96, 22 August 1944

Assigned to First Naval District at Boston, 1944 - 1995

Redesignated YON-96, May 1946

Struck from Naval Register, 07 December 1995

Transferred to another agency, 21 July 1997

Final disposition, scuttled on Great Egg Artifical Reef off coast of NJ (39°14.498' -74°21.483'), 10 July 1998

Specifications:
Displacement 220 tons (lt), 1270 tons (fl)
Length 165'
Beam 35'
Draft 8' (max nav)
Speed n/a
Complement none
Armament unknown
Machinery none

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description		Source
141209601	68k	YON-96 moored across the pier from Billfish (SS-286) at the South Boston Naval Annex, 04 July 1962.		© Richard Leonhardt
141209602	24k	YON-96 being scuttled, 10 July 1998. Photo via njscuba.net		Dave Wright

There is no DANFS history record for YON-96 available at NavSource

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

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