YOG–42 explained
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| Hide Header: | no | | Ship Owner: | United States Navy | | Ship Operator: | United States Navy | | Ship Builder: | Concrete Ship Constructors, National City, California | | Ship Yard Number: | 5 | | Ship Laid Down: | December 6, 1942 | | Ship Launched: | March 23, 1943 | | Ship Acquired: | May 23, 1943 | | Ship Out Of Service: | 1949 | | Ship Identification: | YOG-42, YOGN-42 | | Ship Fate: | Beached on Lānaʻi, Hawaiian Islands, 1949–1950 |
| Ship Class: | Non-self-propelled Maritime Commission type (B7-A2) barge hull (MC 638) | | Ship Type: | Tanker | | Ship Displacement: | 5,410 t.(lt) 6,600 t.(fl) | | Ship Length: | 375feet | | Ship Beam: | 56feet | | Ship Draft: | 26.6feet | | Ship Propulsion: | None | | Ship Crew: | Approximately 22 | | Ship Notes: | Armament four Oerlikon 20 mm cannon as built |
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USS YOG-42 was a gasoline barge built by Concrete Ship Constructors, in
National City, California. She was launched on March 23, 1943. Acquired by the
United States Navy on May 23, 1943. She was assigned to the
Asiatic-Pacific Theater, and survived the
war. Re-designated
YOGN-42 in May 1946, she was struck from the
Naval Register on August 15, 1949. Sometime the next year, she was intentionally beached on the north coast of
Lānaʻi in the
Hawaiian Islands.
Construction
USS YOG-42 was built by Concrete Ship Constructors, in National City, California as Concrete No. 5[1] a non-self-propelled, Maritime Commission, type B7-A2, barge- hull (MC 638).[2] She was laid down on December 6, 1942, and launched on March 23, 1943. Acquired by the United States Navy on May 23, 1943,[3] USS YOG-42 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater.[4]
Service in World War II
Tug, towing gasoline barge YOG-42, was sunk by Japanese submarine I-39, 150 miles east of Espiritu Santo on September 12, 1943. YOG-42 was undamaged and recovered by . On December 31, 1943, reported 22 men assigned to YOG-42. [5] YOG-42 survived the Pacific War and continued to supply gasoline throughout the conflict.
Shipwreck
Re-designated YOGN-42 in May 1946, she was struck from the Naval Register on August 15, 1949. Sometime the next year, she was intentionally beached on the north coast of Lānaʻi in the Hawaiian Islands, where she can be seen to this day.[6] The United States Navy has recommended the wreck of YOGN-42 for protected status in the National Register of Historic Places for cultural preservation as a Lānaʻi tourist attraction.[7]
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: The Log. July 1943.
- Web site: Yard Oiler (YOG) Photo Index.
- Web site: The Log. July 1943.
- Web site: Yard Oiler (YOG) Photo Index.
- Web site: Page 12 WWII Navy Muster Rolls.
- Web site: The Story of Lanai's Fascinating Shipwreck Beach. 2 January 2018.
- https://www.history.navy.mil/content/dam/nhhc/research/underwater-archaeology/PDF/UA_ResourcesMgt.pdf pages 368, 373-374
