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YWN-63
ex
 YW-63 (1943 - 1946)

Non-self-propelled Water Barge:
  • Built by Levingston Shipbuilding, Orange, TX (YN 289)
  • Contract awarded, date unknown
  • Laid down, date unknown
  • Launched, date unknown
  • Placed in service as YW-63, 11 February 1943
  • Initially allocated to Eighth Naval District at New Orleans
  • Transferred to West Coast, 1945
  • Redesignated YWN-63, May 1946
  • Struck from Naval Register, date unknown
  • To WSA (War Shipping Administration) for disposal, March 1948
  • Registered to City of Portland, OR as barge 50B Port of Portland (ON 262022), 1949
  • Final disposition, fate unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement unknown
    Length 173' 6"
    Beam 39' 0"
    Draft unknown
    Capacity 331,800 gallons
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