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YSD-21

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Delta - Hotel - Sierra
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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, 19 December 1940
  • Launched, 15 April 1941
  • Placed in service as the steel-hull Seaplane Wrecking Derrick YSD-21, 01 May 1941
  • Allocated to the 10th Naval District
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 15 March 1975
  • Transferred to other Government agency, 01 June 1975
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
    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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    14582101    		 270k Launching of YSD-21 at the US Navy Yard Charleston, S. C., 15 April 1941. YSD-21 was sponsored by Miss Mary Jane McDonough. Mary Jane McDonough-Berry passed away 26 Dec 2013. Jim Lilco
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    There is no DANFS history for YSD-21 available at NavSource
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information Web Sites
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
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    Last Updated 07 February 2020