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Phoebus (YDT-14)
ex
 YF-294 (1942 - 1974)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Victor - November - Tango
 NVNT
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - National Defense Service Medal
YDT-14 Class Diving Tender:
  • Laid down, 8 December 1941 as Self-propelled Covered Lighter YF-294 at Erie Concrete & Steel Co., Erie, PA.
  • Launched, 27 June 1942
  • Delivered and placed in service as YF-294, 10 December 1942
  • Named Phoebus, 8 June1965
  • Redesignated Diving Tender YDT-14, March 1974
  • Placed out of service (date unknown)
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 17 May 1999
  • Final Disposition, sunk as part of an artificial reef in 90' of water off Escambia County, FL., in April 2000
    Specifications:
    Displacement 300 t.(lt) 650 t.(fl)
    Length 132' 6"
    Beam 30'
    Draft 8'
    Speed 10 kts.
    Armament none
    Complement 11
    Propulsion unknown, two propellers
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    YF-294 56k YF-294 launching at Erie Concrete & Steel Supply Co., Erie, PA., date unknown.
    Photo from Bowling Green University Historical Collection of the Great Lakes    		 Joe Radigan MACM USN Ret.
    View the YF-294 / Phoebus (YDT-14)
    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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