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YF-445
USCGC White Heath (WAGL / WLM-545)


YF-445 was transferred to the US Coast Guard after World War II, named USCGC White Heath (WAGL-545) later transferred to Tunisia
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
YF-257 Class Self-propelled Covered Lighter:
  • Laid down, 4 June 1943, under under contract no. NXs156 at Erie Concrete & Steel Supply Co., Erie, PA.
  • Launched, 21 July 1943
  • Placed in service as YF-445, 9 August 1944
  • Placed out of service in 1946
  • Acquired by the US Coast Guard in 1946
  • Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
  • Commissioned, as the Coastal Buoy Tender USCGC White Heath (WAGL-545), 9 August 1947
  • Redesignated (WLM-545), mid-1960s
  • Decommissioned, 31 March 1998
  • Transferred to Tunisia, 10 June 1998
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement 600 t.
    Length 132' 10"
    Beam 30'
    Draft 8' 9" max.
    Speed 10.5 kts.
    Range 2,830 mile range at 7.5 kts. (1948)
    Armament none
    ComplementUSCG - 1 Warrant Officer, 20 Enlisted (1948)
    Propulsion
    As Built - diesel, twin screws
    1974 - Diesel electric; 2 x direct-reversible 06 Union diesels; 600 BHP; twin propellers; 3 rudders (as launched); 2 x Caterpillar D-353-E diesel engines
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    USCGC White Heath (WLM-545)
    YF-445 119k USCGC White Heath (WLM-545) underway, date and location unknown.
    US Coast Guard photo.    		 US Coast and Geodetic Survey
    There is no DANFS history for YF-445 available at NavSource
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation
    Fleet Reserve Association
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    The CG History Center
    U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office - White Heath, 1947 WAGL / WLM-545; YF-445
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