YD-33
YD-37 McAllister Brothers, of New York Derrick Barge # 37 n port, possibly on 19 April 1918, when she was inspected by the Third Naval District. This wooden barge was assigned registry ID # 2635. Acquired by the Navy, 2 July 1918 and served until 1931 as Floating Derrick # 37, YD-37 and YF-196.
US Naval Historical Center photo # NH 99337
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YD-39 McAllister Brothers, of New York Derrick Barge # 62 In port, possibly on 6 April 1918 when she was inspected by the Third Naval District. This wooden barge was assigned registry ID # 2729. Purchased by the Navy, 20 June 1918 and served until 1931 as Floating Derrick # 39, YD-39 and YF-197. US Naval Historical Center photo # NH 99337
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YD-43 ex-Captain Dud (ID #3507)
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YD-47 lifting a wrecked Curtiss SOC-1 from USS Augusta (CA-31) from the waters of Manila Bay, probably in late 1936 or later. Writing on boom reads "tested Sept. 17, 1936. Safe Working Load 30000 Lbs.
YD-47
10'x 30' wood hull, 13.4 ton lifting capacity. Converted from freight lighter No. 28 at Cavite 1919. New pontoon built 1929. Steam derrick, steel mast and steel boom; copper sheathed. Lost with fall of Manila 2 Jan 1942.
Submitted by David Wright
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YD-56 lost incident to the Japanese occupation of the Philippine Islands, struck from the Naval Register, 24 July 1942
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YD-60 lost incident to the Japanese occupation of the Philippine Islands, struck from the Naval Register, 24 July 1942
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YD-71
Built in 1938 by Dravo, Pittsburgh, PA.; Delivered 24 July 1939; Struck from the Naval Register, 19 May 1997
Displacement 350 t.(lt) 540 t.(fl); Length 100'; Breadth 45'; Draft 4'
Disposed of, sold by Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS) for reuse/conversion, 27 February 1998
Date status changed: 02/27/1998
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YD-72 test lifting a 53,000 lb engine, date and location unknown.
Built by Dravo Corp. Pittsburgh, PA.in 1939-40 for Mare Island Navy Yard
Length 100 ft.; Breadth 45 ft.; Lifting Capacity 25 tons
Delivered, 1 June 1940
Struck from the Naval Resister, 15 October 1974
Sold for scrapping, 1 May 1975 by the Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS)
YD-72 was the first all welded steel crane in US Navy service
Submitted by David Wright
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YD-73-1 lowers weights onto the starboard after deck edge of USS Goodrich (DDR-831) during an inclining experiment at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, VA, 10 September 1960, following the destroyer's FRAM II modernization. In the background are ships of the Reserve Fleet moored at the St. Helen's Annex. Behind Goodrich and across the Elizabeth River, are the battleship USS Massachusetts (BB-59) to the left of Goodrich the heavy cruiser USS Salem (CA-139), on the ship's right.US Navy photo # NH 102984 from the collections of the Naval History and Heritage Command
YD-73-2 and
YD-73-3 show the Floating Crane alongside USS Observation Island (E-AG-154) during her conversion at Norfolk Naval Shipyard in 1959 to accommodate testing of FBM weapons system.
Contributed by Mary Lou Lockhart
Struck from the Naval Register, 4 April;l 1995
Disposed of, sold by Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS) for scrapping, 20 August 1998
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YD-84 Lifting PT-40, a battle-scarred veteran of Guadalcanal, returns to the MTB Squadrons Training Center at Melville, R.I., to be used in training repair personnel, circa July 1944.U.S. Navy photo NR&L (MOD)-32490
Disposed of by transfer to the Department of Interior, 1 December 1975
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YD-88-1 at left, and YD-33 at right, alongside Sepulga (AO-20) at Mare Island Navy Yard, 13 Augsut 1942.
Navy Yard Mare Island photo # 4802-8-42, 8/13/42, courtesy Darryl Baker
YD-88-2 alongside Sepulga (AO-20) at Mare Island Navy Yard, 13 Augsut 1942.
Navy Yard Mare Island photo # 4805-8-42, 8/13/42, courtesy Darryl Baker
YD-88-3 alongside Sepulga (AO-20) at Mare Island Navy Yard, 21 Augsut 1942.
Navy Yard Mare Island photo # 4930-8-42, 8/13/42, courtesy Darryl Baker
YD-88
Displacement 469 t., Length 110'
Struck from the Naval Register, 1 September 1985
Final Disposition, disposed of by transfer to government agencies, activities, foreign countries (not SAP), MARAD, etc.
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YD-98
Greasy Ann #10 a Diesel powered crane 100 ft boom
Built at Washington Iron Works in 1941
Acquired by the US Navy, date unknown
Placed in service as YC-966
Placed out of service, date unknown
Final Disposition, fate unknown
YD-98 at Mare Island with tug Tillamook (YTM 122) alongside, 16 January 1945. Navy Yard Mare Island photo # 442-45. Submitted by Darryl Baker |
YD-98-2 on the opposite pier (south side) from USS Pelias (AS-14) at Navy Yard Mare Island, Vallejo, CA., 13 August 1944. Submitted by Darryl Baker |
YD-98-3 is aft of USS Greenlet (ASR-10) at Navy Yard Mare Island, Vallejo, CA., 21 May 1946. Submitted by Darryl Baker |
YD-98 at Mare Island in January 1958. Submitted by Darryl Baker |
YD-113 under tow by Moratoc (YTB-704), date and location unknown.
Disposed of, sold by Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS) for reuse/conversion, 14 July 2004
Specifications: Displaceement 1407 t.(lt) 1640 t.(fl); Length 140'; Beam 70'; Draft 13';
Submitted by Scot Odell
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YD-116 lifting in a shipyard, date and location unknown.
Disposed of, sold by Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS) for reuse/conversion, 28 March 1996
Specifications: Displaceement 1407 t.(lt) 1640 t.(fl); Length 140'; Beam 70'; Draft 13';
Submitted by Robert Hurst
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YD-117
Laid down, in 1945, at Dravo Corp., Wilmington, DE.
Launched, 1 August 1945
Delivered and placed in service in 1945 at Philadelphia Navy Yard
Current Status active in service at NAVSEA Inactive Ships On-site Maintenance Office, Philadelphia, PA.
Specifications: Displaceement 1407 t.(lt) 1640 t.(fl); Length 140'; Beam 70'; Draft 13';
Submitted by Ed Zajkowski
Four views while moored at NAVSEA Inactive Ships On-site Maintenance Office, Philadelphia, PA., 11 February 2009
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YD-121-1 lifting a cage mast most likely from a battleship, date and place unknown.
YD-121-2 alongside an MSTS ship at Naval Station Norfolk, circa July 1953. US Navy photo from "All Hands" magazine, July 1953.
Laid down, 1 January 1945, by Chicago Bridge and Iron, Seneca IL., struck from the Naval Register, 25 June 1999
Displacement 2175 t.(lt), 2300 t. (fl), Length 140 ft., Breadth 81 ft.
Disposed of, sold by Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS) for reuse/conversion, 6 March 2004
Submitted by Scot Odell
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YD-126 at Naval Torpedo Station Keyport, WA., during a lift from an unidentified open lighter (YC), date unknown.
Built by Dravo Corp., Pittsburgh, PA., date unknown, delivered 1 January 1942, struck, 4 June 1995
Displacement 1420 t.(lt), 1520 t. (fl), Length 140 ft., Breadth 70 ft.
Disposed of, sold by Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS) for reuse/conversion, 6 September 1996
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YD-169 lifting a patrol plane onto or off the flight deck of an aircraft carrier, date and place unknown.
Disposed of, sold by Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS) for scrapping, 10 March 1994
Submitted by Scot Odell
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YD-171
YD-172 ex US Army Floating Derrick BD-6069
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YD-172, ex US Army floating derrick BD-6068, at the drydock sill lifting materials during the construction of USS Plunger (SSN-595) on the ways at Mare Island, 6 July 1961.
Mare Island Naval Shipyard photo # NY9-51960-7-61, courtesy of Darryl Baker |
Built by Odenbach Ship Building Corp., as US Army Floating Derrick BD-6069
Specifications: Steel hull, steel superstructure; Overall Length 120 ft.; Extreme Beam 60 ft.; Maximum Navigation Draft 7 ft.; Displacement (light) 650 t.
Delivered to the US Army and placed in service in June 1945
Acquired by the US Navy, date unknown
Struck from the Naval Register,2 October 1995
Laid up at the ex-Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, CA.
Final Disposition, fate unknown
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YD-196
Built by Dravo Corp., Pittsburgh, PA.
Delivered and placed in service, 1 July 1954, at Philadelphia Naval Shipyard
Struck 29 March 2007
Sold, 17 November 2007 by Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS) for reuse/conversion
Final Disposition, fate unknown
Specifications:
Displacement 1407 t.(lt)
Length 140'
Breath 70 ft.
Draft 13'
Boston Naval Shipyard photo ASF-6071, Boston National Historical Park Collection, NPS Cat. No. BOSTS-13943
Ed Zajkowski/Stephen P. Carlson, Boston NHP, Charlestown Navy Yard
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YD-197
Built by Wellman Engineering Co.
Delivered and placed in service, 1 June 1956, location unknown
Struck 3 March 1998
Sold, 2 March 1999 by Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS) for reuse/conversion
Final Disposition, fate unknown
Specifications:
Displacement 1407 t.(lt)
Length 142'
Breath 60 ft.
Draft unknown
YD-204 Alongside the Colombian destroyer escort ARC Boyaca (DE-16) ex-USS Hatrley (DE-1029) at Naval Station Mayport, FL., circa 1982
Built by Wiley Manufacturing Co., Deposit, MD. as U35 1537
Laid down, 1 April 1954
Launched, 1 June 1954
Delivered to the US Navy, 1 September 1954
Placed in service as YD-204 at Naval Station Mayport, FL., date unknown
Placed out of service, date unknown
Struck from the Naval Register, 22 July 2004
Sold, 2 June 2005, by the Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS) for reuse/conversion
Final Dispositin, fate unknown:
Specifications
Displacement 1,064 t.(lt)
Length 144'
Beam 64'
Draft 6'
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YD-222
Built by Gunter & Zimmerman, Stockton CA., as BD-6652
Delivered to the US Navy, 1 June 1954 and placed out of service as YD-222
Struck from the Naval Register, 31 August 2000
Reinstated in the Naval Register, Reactivated and Reclassified Miscellaneous Unclassified IX-533, 25 June 2002
Assigned to the Space and Warfare Systems Center San Diego, CA.
Placed out of service and stuck from the Naval Register, 10 August 2009
Specifications
Displacement 1,000 t.(lt)
Length 142'
Draft 4'
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YD-228
Laid down, 1 May 1969, at Star Iron & Steel, Tacoma, WA.
Launched, 1 August 1969
Delivered and placed in service, 1 June 1970
Placed out of service, date unknown
Struck from the Naval Register, 22 December 1995
Final Disposition, transferred to Local Redevelopment Authority, 14 April 1998
Specifications: Displacement 1,000 t.(lt) 1,720 t.(fl); Length 140'; Beam 70'; Draft 6'
Submitted by Darryl Baker
Two views:
Moored at Mare Island, 1 November 1991, with USS Salt Lake City (SSN-716) is in the background
Moored at Mare Island, 25 December 2009, operated by XKT Engineering Inc.
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YD-232
Built by Dravo, Pittsburgh, PA.
Delivered and placed in service, 1 June 1953
Struck from the Naval Register, 8 May 2008
Final Disposition, disposed of by Navy sale, 1 September 2010
Specifications; Displacement 1000 t., Length 142', Breath 58 ft., Draft 6'
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YD-233
Built by Dravo, Pittsburgh, PA.
Delivered and placed in service, 1 June 1953
Struck from the Naval Register, 16 February 2002
Final Disposition, disposed of, sold by Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS) for reuse/conversion, 25 November 2002
Specifications; Displacement 1000 t., Length 142', Breath 58 ft., Draft 6'
Submitted by Scot Odell
In tow by unidentified tug, date and place unknown.
YD-236 in tow by unidentified tug, date and place unknown.
Built by Star Iron and Steel,TX., delivered 1 June 1944, struck 21 August 1997
Length, 120, Breadth, 60, Draft 4'
Disposed of by transferring to the Local Redevelopment Authority (LRA), 1 April 2002
Submitted by Scot Odell
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YD-247 moored pierside, date and place unknown.
Contract awarded, 1 September 1988
Built by Westmont, Industries, Santa Fe Springs, CA
Delivered and placed in service by the US Navy as YD-247, 1 April 1991
Status, inactive, out of service, to be disposed of
Current location Public Works Center, Norfolk, VA.
Specifications
Displacement unknown
Length 175'
Beam 75'
Draft 4'
Submitted by Scot Odell
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YD-251 moored pierside, date and place
unknown.
Contract awarded, 8 August 1988
Built by Westmont, Industries, Santa Fe Springs, CA.
Delivered and placed in service by the US Navy as YD-251 August 1990
Specifications
Length, 175'
Beam 75'
Draft 4'
Status active in service assigned to Naval Station Roosevelt Roads, P.R.
Submitted by Scot Odell
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YD-253 reclassified IX-536
YD-254
Contract awarded, 25 July 1991
Built by Halter Marine, LA.
Delivered and placed in service by the US Navy as YD-254, 22 September 1993
Status active in service assigned to Public Works Center San Diego, CA.
Specifications
Displacement unknown
Length 175'
Beam 75'
Draft 4'
Submitted by Richard Miller BMCS USNR Ret.
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YD-255 at Norfolk Naval Shipyard, 29 August 1994.
Contract awarded, 25 July 1991
Built by Halter Marine, LA.
Delivered and placed in service by the US Navy as YD-255, 8 December 1993
Status active in service assigned to Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, VA.
Specifications
Displacement unknown
Length 175'
Beam 75'
Draft 4'
Submitted by Bill Gonyo
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YD-256
Contract awarded, 25 July 1991
Built by Halter Marine, LA.
Delivered and placed in service by the US Navy as YD-256, 14 December 1993
Status active in service assigned to Public Works Center San Diego, CA.
Specifications
Submitted by Richard Miller BMCS USNR Ret.
Displacement unknown
Length 175'
Beam 75'
Draft 4'
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NavSta San Diego, 7 Mar. 2009 |
YD-260 in tow by an unidentified tug, date and place, Submitted by Scot Odell
YD-260 moored alongside YD-254 at Naval Station San Diego, 7 March 2009, submitted by Richard Miller BMCS USNR Ret.
Contract awarded, 25 August 1992
Built by Halter Marine, LA.
Delivered and placed in service by the US Navy as YD-260, 7 July 1994
Status active in service assigned to Public Works Center San Diego, CA.
Specifications
Displacement unknown
Length 175'
Beam 75'
Draft 4'
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