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YNg-40
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YC-765
/International Radio Call Sign:
November - Yankee - Kilo - Delta
NYKD
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons
Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal
Gate Craft:
Built by James Russell Boiler Works, Boston MA
Laid down as Open Lighter YC-765, 17 September 1942
Reclassified as Gate Craft YNg-40, December 1942
Launched, 17 April 1943
Placed in service, 21 May 1943
Assigned to Boston Harbor, May 1943 - August 1945
Placed out of service and loaned to Coast Guard for use as barracks craft for ASR unit at Provincetown, MA
Struck from the Naval Register, 05 June 1946
Transferred to War Shipping Administration (WSA) for disposal, 15 March 1947
Sold private, 1948
Documented as Seneca (ON 276856), owned by Merritt-Chapman & Scott, 1958
Owned by R.D.M. Marine, Brooklyn, NY by 1960s
Final Disposition, fate unknown
Specifications:
Displacement 225 tons
Length 110'
Beam 34'
Draft unknown
Complement unknown
Armament unknown
Propulsion unknown
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Two views of YNg-40under construction. |
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Crew Contact And Reunion Information
U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
YNG Gate Vessels
This page was created by Gary P. Priolo and is maintained by David L. Wright
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Last Updated 01 February 2020
