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YSD-11 under construction in the Assembly Shop, at Boston Navy Yard, 5 July 1940
YSD-11 under way probably during builders trials. apparently YSD-11 was nicknamed "Mary Ann." Official US Navy photo. Source: "OUR FIGHTING SHIPS, Mitchell D. Katz, Jr., Herbert C. Lee and Edwil L. Levy, Jr, Harper & Bros, 1942
YSD-36 underway date and location unknown
Length 104'
Beam 31'
Lifting Capacity 10 tons
Source - Hyper War US Navy in WWII web site and Robert Hurst
YSD-40 underway off Norfolk Navy Yard, circa 1943
Laid Down, 8 March 1943, at Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth, VA.
Launched, 6 May 1943
US Navy photo from Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, VA.
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