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YSD-16
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons
Precedence of awards is top to bottom, left to right
American Defense Service Medal - American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal
YSD-11 Class Seaplane Wrecking Derrick:
Built by Charleston Navy Yard, Charleston, SC
Laid down, 10 December 1940
Launched, 15 April 1941
Completed as the steel-hull Seaplane Wrecking Derrick YSD-16, 01 July 1941
Allocated to the 10th Naval District
Served at NOB Trinidad during World War Two
Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
Sold, 1966
Registered to Miss Agnes Corp., Miami, FL, as freight vessel Miss Agnes (ON 512147), 1967
Registered to Fred B. Carlisle, Miami, FL, as fishing vessel Miss Agnes, 1975
FInal disposition, unknown (out of documentation 1980s)
Specifications:
Displacement 220 tons (lt) 270 tons (fl)
Length 104'
Beam 31' 2"
Draft 4'
Speed 10 knots
Derrick
one American Hoist & Derrick model 685 rotating crane
boom 54 ft.
lifting capacity 10 tons
powered by a 6 cylinder Cummins Diesel
Accommodations
Officers 1
Enlisted 15
Ship's Service Generators
one 30Kw Diesel Generator set
one 20Kw Diesel Generator set
Propulsion
two Superior model MRDB-8 200 HP Diesel engines
two propellers, 640shp
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Last Updated 07 February 2020