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US Army Coastal Tanker
Y-43

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal
Acquired Tanker
  • Built by Union Iron Works, San Francisco, CA (YN 121)
  • Launched, 26 June 1915
  • Completed for Union Oil Co. of California, San Francisco, CA as motor tanker Olinda (ON 213401), 1915
  • Registered under Canadian flag to Union Oil Co., of Canada, Vancouver, BC, renamed Olinda U.O. (ON 153022), 1926
  • Returned to American flag as Olinda, 1932
  • Acquired by the US Army Transportation Corps, 1943
  • Placed in service as Y-43, date and location unknown
  • Transferred to Navy as YO-233, 10 February 1945
  • Operated along US west coast, 1945 - 1946
  • To WSA (War Shipping Administration) for disposal, 29 January 1947
  • Final Disposition, broken up 1946
    Specifications:
    Displacement 419 gross tons, 267 net tons
    Length 134' 9"
    Beam 26' 1"
    Draft 14' 1"
    Speed 9 knots
    Complement unknown
    Armament unknown
    Cargo Capacity 4,000 barrels
    Propulsion diesel engine, 250hp
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    Y-43
    302004301    		 636k Underway as Olinda U.O. off Vancouver, BC, 02 March 1932.
    Walter E. Frost Collection, City of Vancouver Archives    		 Dave Wright
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