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YW-88

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons


Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1)
Bottom Row - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - National Defense Service Medal

YW-88 was transferred to Iran and renamed IIS Lengeh (46)
YW-83 Class Self-propelled Water Barge:
  • Built by Zenith Dredge Co., Duluth MN (YN 11)
  • Laid down, 18 March 1943
  • Launched, 18 May 1943
  • Placed in service as YW-88, October 1943
  • Sailed from Balboa for San Diego, 03 December 1943
  • Sailed from San Pedro to Pearl Harbor, January 1944
  • During World War II YW-88 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater and participated in the following campaign:

    Asiatic-Pacific Campaign
    Campaign and Dates
    Okinawa Gunto operation
    Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, 28 May to 30 June 1945

  • Following World War II YW-88 was assigned to Occupation service in the Far East from 02 September 1945 to 06 October 1947
  • YW-88 was assigned to the Naval Base at Yokosuka, Japan, circa 1952-54
  • Placed out of service, date unknown
  • Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
  • Transferred to Iran, renamed IIS Lengeh (46), date unknown
  • Final Disposition, discarded by 1988
  • YW-88 earned one battle star for World War II service
    Specifications:
    Displacement 440 tons (lt), 1390 tons (fl)
    Length 174'
    Beam 33'
    Draft 13' (max.)
    Speed unknown
    Complement 1 officer 20 enlisted
    Armament two single 20mm AA gun mounts
    Propulsion Diesel, single screw, 560shp
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    For Full Size Image    		 Size Image Description
    IIS Lengeh (46)
    YW-88
    141708801    		 194k In Imperial Iranian Service as IIS Lengeh (46), location unknown, 1969.
    Official Iranian Navy photo    		 Robert Hurst
    YW-88
    141708802    		 195k IIS Lengeh (46), date and location unknown.
    Image from the 1978 book Daryānavardī-i Īrāniyān (The Seamanship of Iranians) via Wikimedia Commons    		 Robert Hurst
    There is no DANFS history available for YW-88 at NavSource
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
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    Last Updated 02 July 2023