USS YO-120
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| - | |image= | + | |image=YO-74.jpg |
| - | |caption= | + | |caption=YO-74, a similar YO-65 class Fuel Oil Barge |
|name=YO-120 | |name=YO-120 | ||
|builder=[[Albina Engine and Machinery Works]], Portland, OR | |builder=[[Albina Engine and Machinery Works]], Portland, OR | ||
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| - | |commissioned= | + | |commissioned=June 1943 |
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| - | |fate= | + | |fate=Sold for scrapping by the Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service, 27 September 1974, for $40,542.00 |
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| - | |class= | + | |class=YO-65 |
| - | |type= | + | |type=Fuel Oil Barge (Self-propelled) |
| - | |displacement= | + | |displacement=440 t.(lt), 1390 t.(fl) |
| - | |length= | + | |length=174 ft |
| - | |beam= | + | |beam=33 ft |
| - | |draft= | + | |draft=13 ft (max) |
| - | |propulsion= | + | |propulsion=diesel engine, single shaft |
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| - | |complement= | + | |complement=1 officer, 20 enlisted |
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| + | '''USS ''YO-120''''' was a '''YO-65 class''' Fuel Oil Barge (Self-propelled), aka "Yard Oiler", assigned to the United States Navy's Service Force Pacific Fleet during World War II. | ||
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| + | The ''YO-120'' was laid down in [[1942]] at the [[Albina Engine and Machinery Works]], Portland, Oregon. She was launched [[December 30]]. | ||
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| + | ==Known Crew== | ||
| + | *Lieutenant Okerstrom, Captain | ||
| + | *Chief Machinist's Mate F. E. McGuire (member of the ''YO-120's'' nucleus crew) | ||
| + | *Second Class Machinist's Mate [[Carl LeRoy Wilhelm|C. L. Wilhelm]] (member of the ''YO-120's'' nucleus crew, promoted to First Class Machinist Mate while serving on the ''YO-120'') | ||
| + | *Mel Haas (member of the ''YO-120's'' nucleus crew) | ||
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| + | ==External links== | ||
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| + | *[http://www.navsource.org/archives/14/12120.htm Technical and historical information about USS ''YO-120''] from www.navsource.org | ||
| + | *[http://www.miramarshipindex.org.nz/ship/show/372808 ''YO-120'' Info on miramarshipindex.org.nz] | ||
| + | *[http://shipbuildinghistory.com/history/shipyards/2large/inactive/albina.htm List of ships built at Albina Engine and Machinery Works] | ||
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| + | {{CLW Navy Career}} | ||
[[Category:Ships|YO-120]] | [[Category:Ships|YO-120]] | ||
