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YW-94

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal

YW-83 Class Self-propelled Water Barge:

Built by Western Pipe and Steel Co., San Pedro, CA (YN 120)

Laid down, date unknown

Launched, date unknown

Placed in service as YW-94, 21 February 1944

Assigned to 14th Naval District at Pearl Harbor

Served at Kwajalein & Eniwetok

Placed out of service, date unknown

Struck from the US Naval Register, date unknown

Lengthened to 202' by Bethlehem Shipyards and registered to Standard Oil Co. of Califronia, San Francisco, CA, as tanker Standard Oiler (ON 263443), April 1952

Converted to oil skimmer cleanup vessel, late 1960s

Registered to Clean Bay, Inc., Concord, CA, as Recoverer, 1974

Motorboat number awarded, November 1979

Registered under Mexican flag as Don Hector, 1995

Registered to Mexico Bunkers as Golfa, 1997

Final disposition, fate unknown

Specifications:
Displacement 440 tons (lt), 1390 tons (fl)
Length 174'
Beam 33'
Draft 13' (max.)
Speed unknown
Complement 1 officer, 20 enlisted
Armament two single 20mm AA gun mounts
Propulsion Diesel, single screw, 560shp

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description		Source
141709401	593k	A crop-duster drops chemical dispersal agents during tests to contain oil spills south of Catalina Island, September 1978. Spill cleanup vessel *Recoverer* is in the background. Photo from San Pedro News-Pilot, 30 September 1978.		Dave Wright

There is no DANFS history available for YW-94 at NavSource

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

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