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YO-138

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Golf - Tango - Mike
NGTM

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

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

Fuel Oil Barge (Self-propelled):

Built by Abdela & Mitchell, Queensferry, Scotland (YN 461)

Launched, 21 July 1921

Completed for Eagle Oil Tranportation Co., Ltd., Pernambuco, Brasil, as tanker Aurora, October 1921

Sold to Compañía Anglo-Mexicana de Navegación Ltda, Havana, Cuba, 1924

Registered to Compañía Anglo-Cubana de Navegación S. A., Havana, 1928

Sold to Anglo-Mexican Petroleum Co. Ltd., Rio de Janeiro, 1934

Sold to Compañía de Navegación Shell-Mex do Brasil Ltda., Rio de Janeiro, 1935

Sold to Compañía de Comercio e Navegaçao Ltda. (CCN), Rio de Janeiro, 1941

Acquired by the US Navy at Rio, 26 July 1942

Refitted for naval service at Recife

Placed in service as YO-138, 09 August 1942

Operated in Brazilian waters with Fourth Fleet as part of Task Force 23

Placed out of service, 25 June 1945

Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown

To FLC (Foreign Liquidation Commission) for disposal, May 1946

Converted to cargo vessel and registered to Empreza de Navegaçao Cailler Ltda., Paranagua, Brasil, as Tauete II, 1955

Final disposition, deleted from Lloyd's as existence in doubt, 1999

Specifications:
Displacement 330 tons displacement, 423 gross tons
Length 140' 6"
Beam 27' 6"
Draft unknown
Speed unknown
Complement unknown
Cargo Capacity unknown
Armament unknown
Propulsion

one compound 2-cylinder steam engine (15.5"-32" x 24")

single propeller, 250shp

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description	Source
Commercial Service
141213801	2067k	General arrangement drawing of *Aurora* as designed, 1921. Lloyds Register Foundation LRF-PUN-013240-013244-0031-P	Dave Wright
YO-138
141213802	68k	YO-138 anchored in a Brazilian port, circa 1943-1944.	Capt. Ozires Moraes

There is no DANFS history record for YO-138 available at NavSource

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

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Last Updated 17 September 2023