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Nihoa (YFB-17)

Precedence of awards is from left to right
Top Row - American Campaign Medal
Bottom Row - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal - National Defense Service Medal

Nihoa Class Yard Ferryboat:

Laid down, date and location unknown

Launched, date unknown

Purchased by the Navy in 1941

Allocated to the 14th Naval District at Pearl Harbor

Placed in service as Nihoa (YFB-17) providing ferry service between NAS Ford Island and Naval Base Pearl Harbor

Nihoa was present at Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941

Placed out of service in April 1961

Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown

Sold to private purchaser, date unknown

Final Disposition, fate unknown

Nihoa earned one battle star for World War II service

Specifications:
Displacement 288 t.
Length 145' 6"
Beam 44'
Draft unknown
Speed unknown.
Complement 5
Armament none
Propulsion unknown

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description		Contributed By
	34k	Nihoa (YFP-17) carries autos, trucks, and sailors from Ford Island to Oahu during one of the ferry's hourly 'voyages', circa 1953-54.		Stan Svec
	31k	Nihoa (YFP-17) carries autos, trucks, and sailors from Ford Island to Oahu during one of the ferry's hourly 'voyages', circa 1953-54.		Stan Svec

View the Nihoa (YFB-17)
DANFS history entry located at the US Naval Historical Center

Crew Contact And Reunion Information
U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation
Fleet Reserve Association

Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
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Last Updated 27 April 2007