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YHB-2


House Boat)
  • Built by Schultze, Robertson & Schultz, Inc., San Francisco, CA
  • Launched, 27 August 1910
  • Completed for for the California Transportation Co., San Francisco, CA, as the sternwheel steamer Capital City (ON 208044), October 1910
  • Operated on Sacramento River between Sacramento and San Francisco
  • Placed out of service on completion of Delta King and Delta Queen, 1927
  • Renamed Port of Stockton and placed in operation on San Joaquin River, date unknown
  • Acquired by the Navy, 1941
  • Placed in service at Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, CA, as YHB-2, date unknown
  • Placed out of service, date unknown
  • Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
  • To WSA (War Shipping Administration) for disposal, March 1947
  • Purchased by theatrical manager Barney Gould with intention of becoming a floating restaurant/nightclub
  • Partially sunk during storm in China Basin, San Francisco harbor, 14 March 1952
  • Final disposition, broken up in situ by Sherman Crane Service of Oakland, fall 1958
    Specifications:
    Displacement 1142 gross tons, 701 net tons
    Length 220'
    Beam 42' 6"
    Draft 9' 3"
    Speed unknown
    Complement unknown
    Armament none
    Propulsion 2-cycle steam engine, stern wheel, 1242ihp (not used during Navy service)

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    YHB-2 69k YHB-2, at left, moored at the Supply Pier (Pier 1) Navy Yard Mare Island, 25 June 1941. Note the bath tub and shutters on the upper deck. Just visible to the right is Calistoga (YFB 21) under going conversion for Naval service.
    Navy Yard Mare Island photo # 1296-41
    Darryl Baker
    YHB-2 703k YHB-2 moored alongside Concord (CL-10) at Mare Island Navy Yard, 07 February 1942. An unidentified heavy cruiser is in the background. Note the eagle still atop YHB-2's pilothouse.
    National Archives photo 19-N-28436 (cropped)
    Dave Wright
    LaVallette 87kYHB-2 can be seen in the distance of this bow on view of USS LaVallette (DD 448) departing Mare Island, 23 July 1943. Other ships in photo from the far left are USS Thatcher (DD 514), and USS Caldwell (DD 605) (outboard of Thatcher). Darryl Baker
    PCER-878 62k YHB-2 can be seen on the left in the background of this broadside view of USS PCE-878 at Mare Island Naval Shipyard on 27 March 1944.
    Navy Yard Mare Island photo # 1973-44
    Darryl Baker
    YHB-2 82k YHB-2 moored at Mare Island Navy Yard, 29 July 1944. Note unidentified patrol frigate (PF) in foreground.
    National Archives photo 19-N-70350 (cropped)
    Darryl Baker
    Wharton 129k Aft plan view of USS Wharton (AP-7) at Navy Yard Mare Island, 26 October 1944. YHB-2 is in the background.
    Navy Yard Mare Island photo # 6478-44
    Darryl Baker
    Pocomoke 124k YHB-2 is in the far background of this view of USS Pocomoke (AV-9) at Navy Yard Mare Island, 17 January 1945. The yard dredge Endicott (YM-12) is aft of Pocomoke while a self-propelled covered lighter (possibly one of the 220 footers which were numbered YF-1054 to YF-1078) is at the opposite side of the next pier.
    Navy Yard Mare Island photo # 443-45
    Darryl Baker
    YF-983 152k YHB-2 is outboard of Tamalpais (YHB 21) in the background of this photo of YF-983 and YF 984 under construction at Navy Yard Mare Island, 3 January 1946. Both houseboats are out of service.
    Navy Yard Mare Island photo # 23-46
    Darryl Baker
    YF-983 152k YHB-2 is outboard of Tamalpais (YHB 21) in the background of this photo of YF-984 and YF 983 under construction at Navy Yard Mare Island, 3 January 1946. Both houseboats are out of service.
    Navy Yard Mare Island photo # 24-46
    Darryl Baker

    There is no DANFS history for YHB-2 available at NavSource
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log

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