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YO-168

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Tango - Lima - Foxtrot
NTLF

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

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

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

Laid down at Ira S. Bushey & Sons, Brooklyn, NY (YN 554), 1943

Launched, date unknown

Placed in service, as YO-168 in 1943, allocated to the 13th Naval District

Placed our of service, date unknown

Struck from the Naval Register, June 1974

Sold for commercial service, date unknown

Rebuilt as fishing vessel, named Aleut Packer (ON 580852)

Sold and renamed Blue Gadus, July 2004

Active as fishing vessel in Pacific Northwest, 2015

Specifications:
Displacement 440 t.(lt), 1,076 t.(fl)
Length 156' 3"
Beam 30'
Draft unknown
Speed unknown
Complement unknown
Armament none
Cargo Capacity 6,071 Bbls
Propulsion Union Diesel engine, single shaft, 560shp

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description		Source
	101k	Ex-*YO-168* moored at Dutch Harbor, AK while in service as FV Blue Gadus, October 2012. Photo courtesy Alaska Maritime Community		Robert Hurst

There is no DANFS history available for YO-168 at NavSource

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

Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
Marine Exchange of Alaska

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Last Updated 05 June 2015