Visit Kaiolohia (Shipwreck Beach), Lanai, Hawaii

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Shipwreck Beach (Kaiolohia) on the north shore of the island is a 6-mile stretch of coastline on Lanai where roughly a dozen vessels have grounded. Two of the most easy to spot wrecks are the YOGN-42, a ferro-cement Navy fuel barge, and the YO-21, a massive Navy yard oiler that had been docked at Pearl Harbor during the 1941 attack. 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. In 1950 she was intentionally grounded off Kaiolohia, Lanai. USS YO-20 was a steel hulled fuel oil barge built in 1920 by Tank Ship Building Co., Newburgh, NY. She was placed out of service, 22 August 1946 ands struck from the Naval Register, 30 December 1946. In 1950 she was intentionally grounded Alawua Bay, Lanai.

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