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YHB-16

House Boat (Self-propelled)

Built by Mathis Yacht, Camden, NJ (YN 198)

Completed as yacht Viator (ON 228292) for Dr. Maitland Alexander, Rockland, ME, 1928

Passed on to Dr. Alexander's widow, Madelaine Laughlin Alexander, upon his death in 1940

Acquired by the US Navy, 11 September 1942

Assigned to Seventh Naval District at Miami, FL, operating as an advance base in Caribbean

Placed out of service, 24 July 1945

Struck from Naval Register, date unknown

Laid up at New River moorings, Fort Lauderdale, FL, 1945 - 1946

To WSA (War Shipping Administration) for disposal, April 1946

To Honduran flag, 1946

FInal disposition, fate unknown

Specifications:
Displacement 164 gross tons, 130 net tons
Length 98' 0" overall
Beam 20' 0"
Draft 8' 8"
Speed unknown
Complement unknown
Armament none
Propulsion diesel, 400hp

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Commanding Officers
01	LT Mansfield Mills D-V(S), USNR	(June - September 1943)
02	LT Mclain Tuggle O'Ferrall D-V(S), USNR	(December 1943 - June 1944)
03	LT(jg) Joseph Strnad D-V(S), USNR	(September - December 1944)
03	LT John Knieriem Jimmyer D-V(S), USNR	(January - July 1945)

There is no DANFS history for YHB-16 available at NavSource

Crew Contact And Reunion Information
U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log

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