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YO-116

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Foxtrot - Yankee - Mike NFYM

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
Bottom Row - World War II Victory Medal - National Defense Service Medal - Philippines Liberation Medal

YO-65 Class Fuel Oil Barge (Self-propelled):

Built by RTC Shipbuilding, Camden, NJ (YN 152)

Laid down, 06 October 1943

Launched, 08 March 1944

Delivered and placed in service, 26 May 1944

YO-116 was assigned to the Naval Station Sasebo, Japan in the mid-1950s and later was transferred to Naval Station Subic Bay, Philippines

Placed out of service, date unknown

Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown

Final Disposition, disposed of through the Security Assistance Program (SAP), transferred or cash sale, to the Republic of the Philippines, 1 July 1975

Renamed BRP Lake Mainit (YO 35), stricken 1979

Specifications:
Displacement 440 t.(lt), 1390 t.(fl)
Length 174'
Beam 33'
Draft 13' (max.)
Speed unknown
Complement 9
Armament none
Propulsion Diesel engine, single shaft

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description	Source
	593k	Mrs. H.J. Hoffberg (Left), of Blacksburg, Virginia and Mrs. W. Ammon, Jr. of Cincinnati, Ohio, just before they christened the U.S. Navy oil boats, *YO-115* and *YO-116* (respectively), in ceremonies at RTC Shipbuilding, Camden, NJ. Photo courtesy of Acme Newspictures.	Bill Gonyo
2001.268.011.036	154k	*YO-116* coming alongside an oil barge to begin unloading or loading oil, probably at Okinawa, circa 1944-1945. Note USS LST-824 in the background. US Navy and Marine Corps Museum/Naval Aviation Museum, Photo #'s 2001.268.011.036 and 2001.268.011.035	Mike Green
2001.268.011.035	163k		Mike Green
	67k	*YO-116* refueling at the fuel piers Naval Station Subic Bay, date unknown. US Navy photo from "All Hands" magazine, April 1971.	Stan Svec, YO-69
	65k	*YO-116* alongside a ship at Naval Station Subic Bay during refueling operations, date unknown. US Navy photo from "All Hands" magazine, April 1971.	Stan Svec, YO-69

There is no DANFS history record for YO-116 available at NavSource

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

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