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YG-44

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal
YG-13 Class Garbage Lighter (Non self-propelled):
  • Built by Garbutt-Walsh, Inc., Terminal Island, CA
  • Laid down, 28 January 1943
  • Launched, 16 August 1943
  • Completed as YG-44, 23 September 1943
  • Assigned Fourteenth Naval District at Pearl Harbor
  • Sunk off Pearl Harbor, 07 February 1945
  • Salvaged and placed on dock, 10 February 1945
  • Placed overboard at Pearl Harbor Navy Yard and taken to Waipio Point for survey, 08 March 1945
  • Struck from Naval Register, date unknown
  • Final disposition, assume scrapped
    Specifications:
    Material wood hull
    Displacement 45 tons (lt)
    Length 65' 6"
    Beam 20' 6"
    Draft unknown
    Speed unknown
    Complement unknown
    Armament none
    Capacity 2,448 cubic feet
    Propulsion none
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    For Full Size Image    		Size Image Description Source
    YG-44 656k Two views of YG-44, location unknown, circa 1944-45.
    Bureau of Ships photos    		 Dave Wright
    YG-44 566k
    There is no DANFS history record for YG-44 available at NavSource
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
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    Last Updated 15 March 2018