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YW-30
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 Water Barge No. 30 (1920)
 Freight Lighter No. 160 (1920)
 USS Rin Tin Tin (1918 - 1920)

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

World War I Victory Medal
YW-30 Class Self-propelled Water Barge:
  • Built by William Simons Ship Building Co., Renfrew, Scotland (YN 314)
  • Launched, 05 July 1893
  • Completed as the self-propelled hopper dredge Hopper No. 21 (British ON 102610) for Trustees of the Clyde Navigation, Glasgow, Scotland
  • Purchased by War Office, Inland Water Transport Directorate, designated DHB 14, 1917
  • Purchased by the US Navy from the War Office, commissioned USS Rin Tin Tin 1, 19 October 1918
  • Following WWI USS Rin Tin Tin served in French waters
  • Towed from Brest to America by minesweeper Avocet, October 1919
  • USS Rin Tin Tin was assigned to the 5th Naval District, Naval Station Norfolk, 13 November 1919
  • On 18 February 1920 the name Rin Tin Tin was dropped, simultaneously redesignated Freight Lighter No. 160
  • Decommissioned, 08 March 1920
  • Renamed Water Barge No. 30 and towed to New York Navy Yard, for conversion to a water barge, 13 April 1920
  • Reclassified YW-30 in the Navy's fleet-wide assignment of alphanumeric hull numbers, 17 July 1920
  • YW-30 was towed to San Diego for service in the Pacific Fleet, serving at San Diego, San Pedro and Mare Island Navy Yard, 13 November 1920
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 6 April 1932
  • Placed out of service, 15 April 1932, at the Destroyer Base, San Diego, CA
  • Sold to Hillcone Steam Ship Co., San Francisco, CA, renamed Coaster, 28 June 1932 (not officially numbered until 1945, ON 245318)
  • Sold to Hillier Industries, San Francisco, CA, 1941
  • Sold to Walter W. Johnson & Co., San Francisco, CA, 1951
  • Final Disposition, broken up in the early 1960s
    1. named not for the movie dog, but, like Nenette (YW-31), for a small straw doll used as a lucky charm by American soldiers in France
    Specifications:
    Displacement 560 tons, 874 gross tons
    Length 200'
    Beam 35'
    Draft 13' 8"
    Speed unknown
    Complement 10
    Armament none
    Propulsion 3-cylinder triple expansion, twin screws, 600hp
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    YW-30 217k US Navy sailors coaling a large transport (possibly USS Imperator (ID# 4080)) at Brest, France, 10 June 1919. In addition to the coal barges, three ferry tenders are alongside and another is in the middle distance. The closest to the camera, alongside one of the coal barges, is USS Rin Tin Tin. The other three lighters are crowded with troops, probably awaiting transfer to the transports for the passage home. The two tenders directly aft of Rin Tin Tin are the White Star Line's Nomadic (inboard) and Traffic (outboard). The tender in the middle distance is Amackassin.The ship faintly visible in the center distance is either USS Saint Louis (Cruiser # 20) or USS Charleston (Cruiser # 22). The original photograph was printed on post card ("AZO") stock.
    US Navy photo # NH 104812 from the collections of the US Naval Historical Center, donation of Dr. Mark Kulikowski, 2007.    		 Robert Hurst
    YW-30 188k USS Rin Tin Tin alongside a transport in the harbor at Brest, France in 1919. She is delivering troops for transportation home to the United States. The transport may be USS Seattle (Armored Cruiser #11). The original photograph is printed on post card ("AZO") stock.
    US Navy Photo # NH 106021 from the collections of the US Naval Historical Center.    		 Robert Hurst
    YW-30 90k USS Rin Tin Tin approaching USS Connecticut (Battleship # 18) in the harbor at Brest, France, 11 March 1919. Rin Tin Tin is bringing out troops of the 136th Field Artillery, 37th Division, for transportation home to the United States. The original photograph is printed on post card ("AZO") stock.
    US Navy Photo # NH 106019 from the collections of the US Naval Historical Center.    		 Robert Hurst
    YW-30 90k USS Rin Tin Tin alongside USS Connecticut (Battleship # 18), transferring U.S. troops to be transported home from France, 1919. Note the motor launch on Connecticut's deck.
    US Navy photo # NH 104704 from the collections of the US Naval Historical Center, donation of Dr. Mark Kulikowski, 2007.    		 Robert Hurst
    YW-30 84k USS Rin Tin Tin in a French harbor, probably Brest) bringing American troops out to board a transport for their passage home, circa mid-1919.
    US Navy photo # NH 103639 from the collections of the US Naval Historical Center, donation of Dr. Mark Kulikowski, 2006.    		 US Naval Historical Center
    YW-30 84k USS Rin Tin Tin in port, (Probably Brest) circa 1919.
    US Navy photo # NH 72847 from the collections of the US Naval Historical Center.    		 US Naval Historical Center
    YW-30 84k USS Rin Tin Tin in a French port (probably Brest), transferring troops of the US Army's 319th Engineers to Susquehanna (ID-3016), for their passage home, 15 August 1919.
    US Navy photo # NH 103640 from the collections of the US Naval Historical Center, donation of Dr. Mark Kulikowski, 2006.    		 US Naval Historical Center
    YW-30 84k USS Rin Tin Tin alongside a transport in a French port (probably Brest), circa mid-1919, transferring U.S. troops for passage home.
    US Navy photo # NH 103641 from the collections of the US Naval Historical Center, donation of Dr. Mark Kulikowski, 2006.    		 US Naval Historical Center
    YW-30 85k USS Rin Tin Tin (at right) alongside another lighter (which has a long lattice-type crane boom) in Brest Harbour, France, 1919. Both are loaded with troops being carried out to a transport for passage home to the United States. The original photograph is printed on post card ("AZO") stock, and was mailed to Camp Merritt, New Jersey, on 6 May 1919, by a soldier who was preparing for discharge from the Army.
    US Navy photo # NH 105875 from the collections of the US Naval History and Heritage Command, donation of Dr. Mark Kulikowski, 2008.    		 Robert Hurst
    YW-30 89k USS Rin Tin Tin in Brest Harbour, France, approaching USS Georgia (Battleship # 15) to transfer troops for transportation home to the United States, circa January-March 1919. The original image is printed on post card ("AZO") stock.
    US Navy photo # NH 106282 from the collections of the US Naval History and Heritage Command, donation of Charles R. Haberlein Jr., 2008.    		 Robert Hurst
    YW-30 96k USS Rin Tin Tin coming alongside USS Mount Vernon (ID-4508) to transfer troops for passage home to the United States, in Brest Harbour, France, circa May 1919. Photographed by Grassel.
    US Navy photo # NH 105817 from the collections of the US Naval History and Heritage Command, donation of Dr. Mark Kulikowski, 2008.    		 Robert Hurst
    YW-30 115k USS Rin Tin Tin coming alongside USS Mount Vernon (ID-4508) to transfer troops for passage home to the United States, in Brest Harbour, France, circa May 1919. USS Imperator (ID-4080) is in the background.
    US Navy photo # NH 105816 from the collections of the US Naval History and Heritage Command, donation of Charles R. Haberlein, 2008.    		 Robert Hurst
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    DANFS history entry located at the US Naval Historical Center website
    (Please note this entry is currently inaccurate, though)
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