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YG-17

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons


Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive - 7 December 1941) - American Defense Service Medal
Bottom Row - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal
Welded construction steel-hulled Garbage Lighter (Self-propelled):
  • Built by Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, ME
  • Authorized, December 1930
  • Laid down, date unknown
  • Launched, date unknown
  • Placed in service as Garbage Lighter YG-17, 1932
  • Intially allocated to 1st Naval District
  • Allocated to 14th Naval District at Pearl Harbor, circa 1939
  • YG-17 was at Pearl Harbor on 07 December 1941
    YG-17 was alongside Nevada (BB-36), which at that time was in no need of assistance. The garbage lighter went on to fight fires on West Virginia (BB-48), Arizona (BB-39) and Tennessee (BB-43).
    She sustained minor damage from strafing and bomb concussions. Her master, CBM Leonard M. Jahnsen, and crew received a commendation for their actions.
  • Towed from Pearl to Espiritu Santo for duty there by Sioux (AT-75), 22 February - 18 March 1943
  • Placed out of service, date unknown
  • To Foreign Liquidation Commission for disposal, April 1946
  • Scuttled off Espiritu Santo, 22 November 1946
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 10 June 1947
  • YG-17 earned one battle star for World War II service
    Specifications:
    Displacement162 tons
    Length 110'overall
    Beam 26'
    Draft unknown
    Speed unknown
    Capacity 5,000 cubic feet
    Complement unknown
    Armament none
    Propulsion Diesel, 180hp
    single propeller
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    YG-17 56k YG-17 underway at 8.5 knots during builders trials off Portsmouth Navy Yard, NH, 12 February 1932.
    Portsmouth Navy Yard photo.    		 Darryl Baker
    YG-17 667k YG-17 fighting fires aboard battleship West Virginia (BB-48) at Pearl Harbor, 07 December 1941.
    National Archives photo 80-G-19947 (cropped)    		 Dave Wright
    There is no DANFS history record for YG-17 available at NavSource
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
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    Last Updated 25 December 2017