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YW-53

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Defense Service Medal - American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal
Welded-hull Water Barge:
  • Built by Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth, VA
  • Authorized, December 1930
  • Laid down, 1931
  • Launched, date unknown
  • Placed in service as YW-53, 1933
  • Initially allocated to Fifth Naval District at Norfolk
  • Later allocated to the 15th Naval District, Balboa, Canal Zone, circa 1944
  • Placed out of service, date unknown
  • Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
  • To FLC (Foreign Liquidation Commission) for disposal, October 1946
  • Final dispostion, unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement 512 tons (lt) 712 tons(fl)
    Length 110'7 "
    Beam 34' 7"
    Draft unknown
    Speed unknown
    Cargo Capacity
    Water 140,000 Gals
    Gasoline 43,625 Gals
    Complement unknown
    Armament none
    Propulsionnone
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    Breckinridge 33k YW-53 nears completion at the Norfolk Navy Yard, 3 November 1932, while the destroyers USS Breckinridge (DD-148) and USS Blakeley (DD-150), lie moored in the background, being prepared to resume active service in the reconstituted Destroyer Squadron Two after having been in Rotating Reserve Destroyer Squadron 19.
    US Navy Bureau of Ships photo in the 19-LCM collection, National Archives and Records Administration, College Park, MD.    		 Robert Hurst
    YW-53 20k YW-53 interior view looking forward from the doorway on the port side of the main deck, showing the small crew’s quarters, 3 November 1932. Note bunk as well as the wooden table and folding chairs, and the coffee maker securely fastened to the bulkhead.
    US Navy Bureau of Ships photo in the 19-LCM collection, National Archives and Records Administration, College Park, MD.    		 Robert Hurst
    There is no DANFS history for YW-53 available at NavSource
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
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