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YF-221

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal
YF-221 Class Self-propelled Covered Lighter:
  • Built by New York Navy Yard, Brooklyn, NY
  • Authorized, December 1930
  • Laid down, date unknown
  • Launched, 28 September 1932
  • Delivered and placed in service as YF-221, 1933
  • Allocated to Third Naval District
  • Placed out of service, date unknown
  • Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
  • Sold, 1962
  • Registered to Motor Vessel Delawarian, Inc., Crisfield, MD, as fishing vessel Delawarian (ON 291085), 1963
  • Registered to Wilburn E. Hall, Newport, OR, and renamed Rondys, late 1960s
  • Registered to Rondys, Inc., Newport, OR, by 1971
  • To Russian flag, late 1990s
  • Returned to US flag, 2004
  • Active as fishing vessel in Pacific Northwest, 2021
    Specifications:
    Displacement 275 tons
    Length 120' 0"
    Beam 30' 0"
    Draft unknown
    Speed unknown
    Cargo Capacity 250 tons
    Armament none
    Complement unknown
    Propulsion
    diesel propulsion, 360bhp
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    For Full Size Image    		 Size Image Description Contributed By
    YF-221
    YF-221
    144322105    		 780k YF-221 awaiting launch at New York Navy Yard, Spetember 1932. She was oviously launched almost complete.
    Photo from Brooklyn Times Union, 26 September 1932.    		 Dave Wright
    YF-221
    144322104    		 590k YF-221 immediately after launching at New York Navy Yard. She was the first all electric welded vessel built for the U.S. Navy.
    Photo from New York Daily News, 29 September 1932.    		 Dave Wright
    YF-221
    144322101    		 77k YF-221 at New York Navy Yard, mid-1930s. She appears to be the prototype for the later familiar YFs produced during the war. Dave Wright
    Commercial Service
    YF-221
    144322103    		 656k Rondys at Los Angeles, California, 03 November 2012. Photo copyright George Schneider. George Schneider
    YF-221
    144322102    		 581k Rondys departing San Pedro Harbor, California, 26 May 2013. Photo copyright George Schneider. George Schneider
    There is no DANFS history available for YF-221 at NavSource
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
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    Last Updated 28 May 2021