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YWN-61
ex
 YW-61 (1941 - 1946)

Non-self-propelled Water Barge:
  • Built by Eureka Shipbuilding, Newburgh, NY
  • Contract awarded, 21 August 1942
  • Laid down, date unknown
  • Launched, date unknown
  • Placed in service as YW-61, May 1943
  • Initially allocated to First Naval District
  • Redesignated YWN-61, May 1946
  • Struck from naval Register, date unknown
  • Registered as merchant tank barge Barge No. 7 (ON 286015), date unknown
  • Later registered as Bay Trader 87
  • Sold to River Associates, Philadelphia, PA, renamed RA 87, date unknown
  • Final disposition, unknown (documentation expired 30 September 2009)
    Specifications:
    Displacement unknown
    Length 165' 0"
    Beam 35' 0"
    Draft unknown
    Capacity 312,480 gallons
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