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YG-28

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal
YG-22 Class Steel-hulled Garbage Lighter (Self-propelled):
  • Built by DeKom Shipbuilding, Brooklyn, NY
  • Laid down, 22 May 1942
  • Launched, 30 December 1942
  • Completed and delivered, 28 August 1943
  • Placed in service at New York Navy Yard as YG-28, 01 September 1943
  • Assigned to Fifth Naval District at Norfolk, September 1943 - ???
  • Placed out of service, date unknown
  • Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
  • Final disposition, unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement 313 tons
    Length 118' 9"
    Beam 27' 7"
    Draft unknown
    Speed unknown
    Complement unknown
    Armament none
    Propulsion
    one direct-drive Atlas Diesel engine
    single propeller, 240shp
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    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
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