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YG-52

YG-22 Class Garbage Lighter (Self-propelled):

Built by Bethlehem Steel, San Francisco, CA (YN 5441)

Laid down, 07 August 1945

Launched, 13 May 1946

Completed as YG-52, 24 July 1946

Assigned to Fourteenth Naval District

Departed Pearl for Guam in tow of Abnaki (ATF-96), 18 January 1954

Later assigned to Sasebo and Subic Bay

Towed by Abnaki from Subic Bay to Danang, 04-08 January 1969

Struck from the Naval Register, 01 November 1970

Offered for sale at Subic Bay, 10 June 1971

Sold 09 July 1971

Final disposition, fate unknown

Specifications:
Displacement 313 tons
Length 118' 9"
Beam 27' 7"
Draft unknown
Speed unknown
Complement unknown
Armament none
Propulsion

one Atlas direct-drive Diesel engine

single propeller 240shp

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description		Source
	166k	YG-52 at Subic Bay, 1971. Photo from sales brochure.		George Schneider

There is no DANFS history record for YG-52 available at NavSource

Crew Contact And Reunion Information
U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log

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