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YO-198

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Hotel - Kilo - Sierra
 NHKS
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons


Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - American Campaign Medal
Bottom Row - Asiatic-pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - Philippines Liberation Medal
YO-65 Class Fuel Oil Barge (Self-propelled):
  • Laid down, 10 February 1945, as (Manitowoc hull # 404) under a Maritime Commission contract at Manitowoc Shipbuilding, Manitowoc, WI.
  • Launched, 21 April 1945
  • Delivered in July 1945
  • Placed in service, date unknown
  • Placed our of service, date unknown
  • Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
  • Final Disposition, sunk off Bataan Peninsula, Luzon Island, Philippines, date unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement 1400 t.(fl)
    Length 174'
    Beam 32'
    Draft 15'
    Speed
    Complement
    Cargo Capacity 6750 Bbls
    Armament two single 20mm AA gun mounts
    Propulsion Diesel, single propeller, 500shp
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    YO-198 64k Postal cover commemorating the keel laying of YO-198 at Manitowoc Shipbuilding, Manitowoc, WI. on 10 February 1945. Paul E. Petosky
    There is no DANFS history available for YO-198 at NavSource
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
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    Last Updated 5 August 2011