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YSD-31

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal
YSD-11 Class Seaplane Wrecking Derrick:
  • Built by Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, CA
  • Laid down, 07 June 1941
  • Launched, 17 July 1941
  • Completed as the steel-hull Seaplane Wrecking Derrick YSD-31, 01 August 1942
  • Initially assigned to 13th Naval District at NAS Astoria
  • Transferred to 17th Naval District at NOB Adak by August 1943
  • Placed out of service, in reserve, 10 September 1947
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 29 September 1947
  • To WSA (War Shipping Administration) for disposal, 10 March 1948
  • Registered to Manson Construction & Engineering Co., Seattle, WA, as Manson Derrick 4 (ON 267655), 1954
  • Registered to Vulcan, Juneau, AK as freight barge, renamed Vulcan, 1978
  • Final disposition, fate unknown (last documented 1994)
    Specifications:
    Displacement 220 tons (lt) 270 tons (fl)
    Length 104' 0"
    Beam 31' 2"
    Draft 4' 0"
    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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    YSD-31
    YSD-31
    14583101    		 175k YSD-31 underway near Mare Island, shortly after completion, 05 August 1942.
    Bureau of Ships photo BS-33074 from NHHC files    		 Dave Wright
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