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YW-123


International Radio Call Sign:
November - Whiskey - Hotel - Juliet
 NWHJ
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal
YW-83 Class Self-propelled Water Barge:
  • Laid down in 1945 by the Lethem D. Smith Shipbuilding Co., Sturgeon Bay, WI.
  • Launched, date unknown
  • Placed in service as YW-123, date unknown
  • Placed out of service, date unknown
  • Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
  • Final Disposition, sold for scrapping by th Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS), 4 May 1990
    Specifications:
    Displacement 440 t.(lt) 1235 t.(fl)
    Length 174'
    Beam 32'
    Draft 15'
    Speed unknown
    Complement 20
    Cargo Capacity 200,000 Gals.
    Armament two single 20mm AA gun mounts
    Propulsion Diesel, single propeller
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    For Full Size Image    		 Size Image Description Source
    YW-123 166k YW-123 side launching at Lethem D. Smith Shipbuilding Co., Sturgeon Bay, WI in 1945.
    Photo from Bowling Green University Historical Collection of the Great Lakes.    		 Joe Radigan MACM USN Ret.
    There is no DANFS history available for YW-123 at NavSource
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
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    Last Updated 14 March 2008