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YFB-51

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal
Ferry Boat:
  • Built by John W. Sullivan Co., Elizabeth, NJ (YN 91)
  • Completed for City of New York as the ferry Joseph J. O'Brien (ON 225151), November 1925
  • Renamed Jamaica, 1930
  • Acquired by Navy, date unknown
  • Placed in service as YFB-51, 15 January 1944
  • Assigned to Third Naval District at New York Navy Yard
  • Placed out of service and struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
  • Returned to owner, May 1946
  • Final Disposition, broken up Rondout Creek, NY, April 1948
    Specifications:
    Displacement 593 gross tons, 403 net tons
    Length 138' 3"
    Beam 37' 6"
    Draft 14' 3"
    Speed unknown
    Complement unknown
    Armament none
    Propulsion two 2-cyl compound steam engine, 850ihp
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    YFB-51
    1435005101    		 488k YFB-51 underway in New York Harbor, circa 1945. Bureau of Ships photo. Dave Wright
    There is no DANFS history record for YFB-51 available at NavSource
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
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    Last Updated 14 March 2018