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YFB-55
ex
 YHB-6 (1940 - 1944)

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal
  • Built by William Denny, Dumbarton, Scotland (YN 1168)
  • Assembled at California Transportation Co.'s Banner Island shipyard, Stockton, CA
  • Completed and placed in service as Delta King (ON 225874), 20 May 1927
  • Acquired by the Navy November 1940
  • Placed in service as Yard House Boat YHB-6, date unknown
  • Reclassified Ferryboat YFB-55, 05 July 1944
  • Placed out of service, date unknown
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 17 April 1946
  • Used as barracks barge for aluminum plant at Kitimat, British Columbia, 1952 - 1959
  • Foundered in San Francisco Bay area, circa 1983
  • Refloated and began restoration, 1984
  • Opened as stationary hotel and restaurant at Sacramento, CA, 1989
  • FInal disposition, extant 2020
    Specifications:
    Displacement unknown
    Length 285'
    Beam 58'
    Draft 11' 5"
    Speed unknown
    Complement unknown
    Armament none
    Propulsion cross-compound, condensing, reciprocating steam engine (removed)
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    Delta King (YFB-55)
    YFB-55
    14340609    		 218k YFB-55, date and location unknown. Photo from Keith Norrington Collection, via The Waterways Journal Weekly. George Schneider
    Commercial Service
    YFB-55
    14340601    		 51k Delta King in use as a barracks for workers at Kitimat, British Columbia, circa 1950s. Bruno Gire
    YFB-55
    14340602    		 38k
    YFB-55
    14340605    		 393k Stern view of Delta King in tow and about to pass under the Carquinez Bridge at Vallejo, CA, on her way to Sacramento upon return from Kitimat, British Columbia on 29 April 1959.
    Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum photo: YHB 6 Apr 29 1974 TH CB    		 Darryl Baker
    YFB-55
    14340606    		 289k Delta King laid up in McDougall Slough near Collinsville, CA, 26 February 1974.
    Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum photo: YHB 6 Feb 26 1974 TH    		 Darryl Baker
    YFB-55
    14340603    		 15k Hulk of Delta King, date and location unknown. Bruno Gire
    YFB-55
    14340604    		 54k
    YFB-55
    14340607    		 177k Delta King moored at Sacramento, CA, 06 June 2015. Photos copyright George Schneider. George Schneider
    YFB-55
    14340608    		 143k
    YHB-6 / YFB-55
    DANFS history entry located at the Naval History and Heritage Command website
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    Riverboat Delta King
    Steamboats.org - Delta King
    Delta King - Wikipedia
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    Last Updated 07 November 2020