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Castro (YFB-621)

Built by Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, CA

Authorized, 15 November 1904

Laid down, date unknown

Launched, 02 June 1907

Placed in service as Castro at Mare Island Navy Yard, 1907

Designated Yard Ferryboat (YFB-621), 17 July 1920

Stationed at Naval Training Station, Yerba Buena, CA, 1907 -1923

Placed out of service, 15 August 1923

Struck from the Naval Register, 01 November 1926

Sold to Crowley Launch & Tug Company, San Francisco, CA, 03 June 1927, renamed Crowley No. 21 (ON 227074)

Final disposition, out of documentation, 1964

Specifications:
Displacement 59 gross tons
Length 75' 4"
Beam 18' 4"
Draft 7' 11"
Speed unknown
Complement unknown
Armament none
Propulsion steam

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description	Contributed By
1435062102	161k	*Castro* underway in San Francisco Bay, circa 1913-1914.	Kyle Stubbs
1435062103	81k	*Castro* underway in San Francisco Bay, probably at same time as above photo. Photo courtesy Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum.	Darryl Baker
1435062101	688k	*Castro* serving as liberty launch, Goat Island Naval Station, San Francisco, CA, date unknown. Navy History & Heritage Command photo NH 55064	Darryl Baker

Castro (YFB-621)
DANFS history entry located at the US Naval History and Heritage Command website

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

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