YOG–42

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 Lanai, Hawaiian Islands.

USS YOG-42

USS YOG-42 in May 1943
History
Owner:	United States Navy
Operator:	United States Navy
Builder:	Concrete Ship Constructors, National City, California
Yard number:	5
Laid down:	December 6, 1942
Launched:	March 23, 1943
Acquired:	May 23, 1943
Out of service:	1949
Identification:	YOG-42, YOGN-42
Fate:	Beached on Lanai, Hawaiian Islands, 1949-1950
Status:	Wrecked, out of commission
General characteristics
Class and type:	Non-self propelled Maritime Commission type (B7-A2) barge hull (MC 638)
Type:	Tanker
Displacement:	5,410 t.(lt) 6,600 t.(fl)
Length:	375 feet (114 m)
Beam:	56 feet (17 m)
Draft:	26.6 feet (8.1 m)
Propulsion:	None
Crew:	Approximately 22
Notes:	Armament four Oerlikon 20 mm cannon as built