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YF-885 Keyport


Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - National Defense Service Medal


YF-852 Class Self-propelled Covered Lighter:
  • Laid down, 31 March 1945, by Defoe Shipbuilding Co., Bay City, MI.
  • Launched, 19 May 1945
  • Delivered, 4 August 1945
  • Placed in service as YF-885 at Naval Torpedo Station, Keyport, WA.
  • Named Keyport (YF-885), 8 June 1965
  • Placed out of service (date unknown)
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 11 December 2000
  • Final Disposition, sold by Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS) by Exchange/Sale for reuse/conversion, 31 July 2001
    Specifications:
    Displacement 300 t.(lt) 650 t.(fl)
    Length 133'
    Beam 30'
    Draft 9' (max)
    Speed 10 kts.
    Armament none
    Complement 1 officer 10 enlisted
    Propulsion diesel, twin screws

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    YF-885 39k Keyport (YF-885) moored at Naval Ammunition Deport, Bangor, WA., date unknown.
    A US Navy photo now in the collections of Seattle NARA, Record Group 181, Unit History of U.S. Naval Magazine, Bangor, Washington.
    Tracy White
    YF-885 38k Keyport (YF-885) in service as the Naval Torpedo Station Keyport firing craft, 16 July 1965, Naval Torpedo Station Keyport, WA.
    US Navy photo.
    Naval Torpedo Station Keyport

    View the Keyport (YF-885)
    DANFS history entry located at the US Naval Historical Center web site
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
    Fleet Reserve Association

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