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Dewees (YFB-37)

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal

Yard Ferryboat:

Built by Howard Shipyard Co., Jeffersonville IN

Completed as the harbor passenger ferry Josie (ON 76974), 1891

Operated as relief ferry at New Orleans

Owned by Algiers Public Service Co., New Orleans, LA, circa 1925

Sold to Tampa Bay Ferry & Transportation Co., Tampa, FL, rebuilt into a single-ended vehicle ferry and renamed Manatee, 1931

Restyled as Bee Line Ferry, 1938

Acquired by the Navy, 28 July 1942

Placed in service as Dewees (YFB-37), 1942

Allocated to the Sixth Naval District, 1942 - 1946

Placed out of service, date unknown

Struck from the Naval Register, 11 October 1945

Registered to St. Petersburg Port Authority, St. Petersburg, FL, 1946

Sold and reflagged Cuban, 1955

Final disposition, fate unknown

Specifications:
Displacement 229 gross tons / 180 net tons
Length 137' 0"
Beam 25' 5"
Draft 9' 0"
Speed unknown
Complement unknown
Armament none

Propulsion

two Atlas Imperial 6-cylinder diesels

twin propellers, 400bhp

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description		Contributed By
	122k	Undated postcard of *Manatee* underway in Tampa Bay.		Dave Wright

Dewees (YFB-37)
DANFS entry located at the Naval History and Heritage Command website

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

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