AH-WR-0088

USS YOG-42

Naval Auxiliary · United States · Lost Struck from the Naval Register in 1949; intentionally beached on Lanai in 1949 or 1950. · The Hawaiian Islands

A World War II Navy gasoline barge deliberately beached as surplus at Lanai's Shipwreck Beach, now a well-known rusting landmark.

Artistic recreation based on recorded historical documents. See the documented evidence.

Historically Reconstructed. Drawn from partial documentation of this vessel together with her known class and configuration. See the documented evidence.

The Vessel and Her Loss

YOG-42 was a self-propelled Navy gasoline barge built in 1943 in National City, California, and served in the Asiatic-Pacific theater during World War II. Redesignated YOGN-42 in 1946, she was struck from the Naval Register in 1949 and afterward deliberately beached on the north shore of Lanai as surplus. Her rusting hull remains visible at what is now known as Shipwreck Beach, alongside other abandoned vessels.

Vessel

Built: 1943
Registry: YOG-42 / YOGN-42
Builder: Concrete Ship Constructors
Yard: National City, California
Material: Not established
Length: Not established
Beam: Not established
Tonnage: Not established
Propulsion: Self-propelled, single screw
Owners: United States Navy

Loss

Date: Struck from the Naval Register in 1949; intentionally beached on Lanai in 1949 or 1950.
Cause: Intentional sinking
Location: North shore of Lanai, Hawaii (Shipwreck Beach / Kaiolohia)
Water: Pacific Ocean, off Lanai
Voyage: Not established
Cargo: Not established
Aboard: Not established
Lives lost: 0
Master: Not established

The Wreck Today

Depth: Not established
Condition: Rusting hull visible above water at Shipwreck Beach, a well-known Lanai landmark.
Orientation: Not established
Discovered: Not established
Protection: Not established

Position

Coordinates: 20.92° N 156.90° W
Accuracy: General area only
Nearest: Shipwreck Beach (Kaiolohia), Lanai, Hawaii
Region: The Hawaiian Islands

General area only: coordinate of Shipwreck Beach (Kaiolohia) on Lanai's north shore from a NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries location record, marking the named beach of loss recorded for this vessel, not a surveyed wreck position.

Evidence

Overall confidence: Partially documented (70/100)

The exact date of beaching is given only as 1949 or 1950 in the sources reviewed.

NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, 2009 Lanai Project
Site context and identification among Shipwreck Beach wrecks.
Naval Vessel Register / Wikipedia summary of official Navy records
Build date, service history, disposal date.
NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries — 2009 Lana'i Project, Shipwreck Beach location
coordinate of the named place of loss