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YHB-23

House Boat (Self-propelled)
  • Built in 1929 as the yacht Dream Girl or Memory by Mathis Tacht Co., Camden, N.J
  • Renamed Big Pebble, date unknown
  • Acquired by the US Coast Guard, circa early-1940s, placed in service as CGB-23
  • Transferred to the US Navy, 24 February 1943
  • Placed in service as YHB-23 at Miami, Fl, 7 May 1943
  • Transferred to Recife, Brazil, for service as quarters for Commander, South Atlantic Force
  • Placed out of service, 11 June 1945
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 22 July 1945
  • Sold at Recife, Brazil in May 1946
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement unknown.
    Length unknown
    Beam unknown
    Draft unknown
    Speed unknown
    Complement unknown
    Armament none
    Propulsion unknown
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