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YSD-7
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons
Precedence of awards is left to right
American Defense Service Medal - American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal
Seaplane Wrecking Derrick:
Built at New York Navy Yard, Brooklyn, NY
Launched, 18 April 1931
Delivered and placed in service as the steel-hull Seaplane Wrecking Derrick YSD-7, 28 April 1931
Assigned to 5th Naval District, Norfolk, VA
Placed in reserve in 1950s
Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
Final Disposition, sold April 1961
Registered to Dravo Corp., Pittsburgh, PA, renamed Dravo 46 (ON 286220), 1961
Registered to U.S. Oceanic, Inc., Wilmington, DE, late 1960s
Used to search for wreck of HMS DeBraak in Delaware Bay, 1969
Registered to Deep Six Salvage Corp., Miami, FL, 1971
Sold by US Marshal at St. Thomas, VI, 27 November 1972
Registered to Priscilla W. McCoy, Charlotte Amalie, VI, 1973
Registered to Carol A. Mayer, St. Thomas, VI, 1977
Operated as a salvage boat in the Virgin Islands
Final disposition, fate unknown (out of documentation 1980s)
Specifications:
Displacement 240 tons (lt) 270 tons (fl)
Length 104' 0"
Beam 31' 2"
Draft 4'
Lifting Capacity 10 tons
Accommodations
Officers 1
Enlisted 15
Propulsion
two Diesel engines
two propellers
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YSD-7 at Norfolk Naval Shipyard, 31 May 1960. Photo from government sale brochure. |
George Schneider |
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Last Updated 07 February 2020
