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YFB-52

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 Todd Shipyard, Brooklyn, NY (YN 34)
  • Completed for City of New York as the ferry Julius Miller (ON 224505), August 1925
  • Renamed Stuyvesant, 1930
  • Acquired by Navy, date unknown
  • Placed in service as YFB-52, 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, 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-52
    1435005201    		 76k Stuyvesant underway in New York Harbor, date unknown. Dave Wright
    There is no DANFS history record for YFB-52 available at NavSource
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
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    Last Updated 31 October 2020