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YSD-76

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 Missouri Valley Bridge and Iron Co., Leavenworth, KS
  • Laid down, 01 December 1944
  • Launched, 16 May 1945
  • Completed as the steel-hull Seaplane Wrecking Derrick YSD-76, 30 June 1945
  • Assigned to Reserve Fleet, Green Cove Springs, FL, November 1945
  • Later assigned to the Naval Ordnance Test Lab Facility, Fort Monroe, VA, late 1960s
  • Reassigned to the Naval Diving Unit at Norfolk, VA, early 1970s
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 01 January 1971
  • Sold for scrap at Portsmouth, VA, 16 January 1971
  • 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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    For Full Size Image    		 Size Image Description Source
    YSD-76
    YSD-76
    14587601    		 136k YSD-76 underway, location unknown, 01 July 1954.
    Photo from Ted Stone collection.    		 George Schneider
    YSD-76
    14587602    		 136k YSD-76 at Portsmouth, VA, 1971. Photo from government sales catalog. George Schneider
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    Booklet of General Plans, Historic Naval Ships Association
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    Last Updated 28 August 2020