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YOG-70

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons


Precedence of awards is from to bottom left to right
Top row: American Campaign Medal
Bottom row: World War II Victory Medal - National Defense Service Medal - Antarctic Service Medal
YOG-5 Class Gasoline Barge (Self-propelled):
  • Built by George Lawley and Sons, Neponset, MA (YN 1420)
  • Laid down, 15 May 1945
  • Launched, 11 June 1945
  • Delivered and placed in service as YOG-70, LT Harlan W. Trott D-VS, USNR commanding, 16 July 1945
  • Sailed from Boston to San Diego, August 1945
  • Assigned to TU 1.8.1 (Repair and Service Unit) during Operation Crossroads, July 1946
  • Placed in reserve, Thirteenth Naval District, October 1946
  • Towed to New Zealand and then Antarctica by Glacier (AGB-4) for use as storage hulk, 1955-1956
  • Placed in position at Hut Point, Ross Island, 07 March 1956
  • Struck from Naval Register, 01 February 1969
    Specifications:
    Displacement 440 tons(lt) 1,390 tons(fl)
    Length 174'
    Beam 33'
    Draft 13'
    Speed 11kts
    Cargo Capacity 6,570 Bbls (860 tons)
    Complement
    Officers 1
    Enlisted 22
    Armament two single 20mm AA gun mounts
    Fuel Capacity 23 tons
    Propulsion
    one General Motors Diesel engine
    one 60Kw 120V D.C. Ship's Service Generator
    single propeller, 540bhp
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    YOG-70
    YOG-70 15k Two views of YOG-70 under tow for Antarctica, 1955.
    Still frames from Navy short film "Operation Deep Freeze I" (1957).    		 Dave Wright
    YOG-70 17k
    YOG-70 160k YOG-70 stuck in the Antarctic ice during Operation Deepfreeze, 1956-57.
    Naval History & Heritage Command photo UA 563-12-2016, donation of Robert Kranc, from the original owner CWO H.C. Fisher.
    		 Dave Wright
    There is no DANFS history available for YOG-70 at Navsource
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
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    Last Updated 09 March 2019