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YR-24

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal

YR-24 was transferred to South Vietnam, renamed HQ 9601

YR-24 Class Floating Workshop:

Built by JK Welding Co., Brooklyn, NY

Laid down, 02 April 1941

Launched, 13 September 1941

Delivered and placed in service, 04 August 1942

Allocated to the 5th Naval District at Norfolk

Transferred to Vietnam as HQ 9601, 15 October 1968

Struck from the Naval Register, 30 July 1985

Final Disposition, fate unknown

Specifications:
Displacement 530 tons (lt) 760 tons (fl)
Length 150'
Beam 36'
Draft 6'
Accommodations

Officers 1

Enlisted 46
Machinery unknown

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description		Source
	154k	YR-24 lies moored on the Saigon river at the Vietnamese Navy Fleet Command pier in the Vietnamese Naval shipyard. YR-24 was assigned to Saigon in November 1967. The repair ship's primary mission was to overhaul and repair Vietnamese Navy motorized patrol gunboats (PGMs). Her secondary job was to train Vietnamese sailors in the use of repair and manufacturing machinery found on board, August 1968. Naval History & Heritage Command photo NH 74189		Mike Green

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