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YSD-66


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 Omaha Steel Works, Omaha, NE
  • Laid down, 25 September 1943
  • Launched, 25 March 1944
  • Completed as the steel-hull Seaplane Wrecking Derrick YSD-66, 02 June 1944
  • Allocated to the 7th Naval District at NAS Miami
  • Later stationed at Port Everglades, Fl, in connection with BuAer harbor detection experiments
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 15 October 1944
  • Disposed of transfer to other government agencies, 08 February 1975
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
    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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    Size Image Description Source
    YSD-66
    YSD-66
    14586601
    153k YSD-66 underway, date and location unknown.
    US Navy photo from the US Navy Memorial.
    Stan Svec
    YSD-66
    14586602
    54k World War Two image of YSD-66 and crew, date and location unknown.
    Naval History & Heritage Command photo UA 571.02
    Dave Wright

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