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NavSource Online: Service Ship Photo Archive

YD
Floating Derrick (Non Self Propelled)

YD-1
Built by William Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia, PA., in 1886, Delivered in 1886
Length 66'9", Breadth 61'1", Lifting Capacity 75 tons
Surveyed October 1935, Burned 24 May 1937

YD-2
Built at Boston Navy Yard in 1892, Delivered in 1892 as derrick scow Dewey
Length, 57'5", Breadth, 22'1", Lifting Capacity 5 tons
Final Disposition, fate unknown

YD-2 Floating Derrick No. 2 at Pier 8, Boston Navy Yard, 25 September 1912. On the opposite side of the pier is Floating Derrick No. 21 being erected by the Navy Yard. Prior to the assignment of its number in the 1911 edition of Ships' Data, she was listed in annual reports of the Secretary of the Navy as being named Dewey. The derrick was deleted from the 1919 edition of Ships' Data.
Photo from the Boston National Historical Park Collection, NPS Cat. No. BOSTS-8883
Thanks to Steve Carlson

YD-3
Built in 1898, Delivered in 1898 to Merritt-Chapman Co., as steam derrick Victor
Length, 95 '6", Breadth, 32', Lifting Capacity 20 tons
Purchased from Merritt-Chapman Co., New York in 1898,
Derrick removed by 1931, redesignated Floating Hull No. 3
Hull sold 01 March 1937

YD-4
Built at Puget Sound Navy Yard in 1900, Delivered in 1900 as Ajax
Length, 75' 0", Breadth, 25' 0", Lifting Capacity unknown
Final Dispostion, fate unknown (off lists between 1912-1917)

YD-5
Built at Philadelphia Navy Yard in 1900, Delivered in 1900
Length, 62' 2", Breadth, 36', Lifting Capacity 20 tons
Sold 1 November 1929

YD-5is in the center background of this photo
of USS L-3 (Submarine # 42) with several other
submarines at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, 18 July 1917.
USS K-6 (Submarine # 37) is in the background.
US Naval History and Heritage Command photo # NH 51127

YD-5 alongside USS Mercy (ID-1305), circa early 1918.
US Navy photo # NH 60260 from the collections of the US Naval Historical Center.

D-3 (SS-19), at left, and D-2 (SS-18) center, at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania, 5 March 1919, with shipyard workmen on board. Note the ventilating fans on D-3's deck. A derrick barge is alongside D-2. Among the four submarines visible in the background are L-1 (SS-40), L-4 (SS-43) and L-10 (SS-50). A motorcycle is parked at the far left.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph, # NH 51157.

YD-6
Built in 1900, Delivered in 1900, Assigned to Navy Yard Mare Island
Length 50', Breadth 24', Lifting Capacity 8.5 tons

YD-6 to the right of USS Cleveland (C-19). The cruiser was moored at Mare Island in 1914 while acting as the shipyard's receiving ship.
US Navy photo - MINSY BK 622 09, Navy Photo 5280, 18-31 July 1913 (cropped)
Contributed by Darryl Baker

YD-7
Steam revolving derrick, hull built by Norfolk Navy Yard, machinery built by Industrial Works, Bay City, MI; delivered in 1903 as Red Dome
Assigned to 5th Naval District
Steel hull, Length 69' 7", Breadth 31' 5", Lifting Capacity 10 tons
Sold, 16 April 1940

YD-8
A flush deck "A" frame derrick built in 1902 by Snare and Triest Co., New York, N.Y.
Delivered in 1902, Assigned to 5th Naval District
Rebuilt by Norfolk Navy Yard in 1926
Length 133' 6", Breadth 45'6", Lifting Capacity 100 tons

Active into 1950s

YD-9
Wood copper-sheathed bottom, flush deck with house derrick built in 1902 by Snare and Triest Co. Kennebunkport, ME
Delivered in 1903, Assigned to 1st Naval District
Length 63' 6", Breadth 35', Lifting Capacity 20 tons
Disposed of by sale in May 1946

YD-10
Built in 1897 by the Norfolk Navy Yard
Length 61' 3", Breadth 31' 4"
Machinery to YD-51 1916

YD-11
A cantilever pontoon crane fitted with steel structure and overhead trolley with wire ropes and tackle, pontoon built by William Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia, PA., hoisting arm and machinery by Brown Hoisting Machinery Co., Cleveland, OH
Delivered in 1903 as Hercules, Assigned to 1st Naval District
Sold to Hughes Bros., New York, NY, 22 March 1949, Struck from the Naval Register, 23 March 1949
Length 100', Breadth 60', Lifting Capacity 100 tons

Hercules (the future YD-11), lifting an unidentified 'A' class submarine at New York Navy Yard, 02 November 1905. Plunger (Submarine No. 2) is moored next to the crane (note the original NARA caption is incorrect in stating she is lifting Plunger).
Photo courtesy of NARA, Record Group 181: Records of Naval Districts and Shore Establishments, 1784 - 2000. Photographs of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard, 1903 - 1920.

YD-12
Delivered in 1903
Length 55', Breadth 26'
Sunk in 1917

YD-13
A wood copper-sheathed bottom, steel "A" frame, stiff leg and boom derrick built in 1904 by William Miller Co., Delivered in 1904 (New pontoon built in 1917-18)
Length 71', Breadth 40' 9", Lifting Capacity 6 t.

YD-14
Delivered in 1904
Length 45', Breadth 19'
Struck from the Naval Register, 12 November 1928

YD-15
Delivered in 1906
Length 45' 3", Breadth 14' 3"
Surveyed and condemned in 1920

YD-16
Delivered in 1908
Length 80', Breadth 40'
Hull sold in 1924

YD-17
Built by Pensacola Navy Yard and delivered in 1908
Length 80', Breadth 30'
Transferred to the Commerce Department, September 1932

YD-18
Built by Pensacola Navy Yard in 1908, Delivered in 1908
Length 45', Breadth 30'
Reclassified Floating Pile Driver YPD-19 in 1918

YD-19
A wood copper-sheathed, shear leg, flush deck derrick built at Cavite Naval Station, Philippines in 1908, Delivered in 1908, Assigned to the 16th Naval District
Length 45' 1", Breadth 18' 2", Lifting Capacity 4 t.
Lost to enemy action, 2 January 1942, at Cavite Navy Yard, Philippines
Struck from the Naval Register, 24 July 1942

YD-20
A wood copper-sheathed coal barge built at Navy Yard Boston in 1904 as YC-96, Delivered in 1904
Converted in 1911 by Newport Shipbuilding Co. to YD-20, a wood "A" frame derrick, pontoon by New York Shipbuilding Co., Camden N.J.
Assigned to 1st Naval District
Length 87', Breadth 30', Lifting Capacity 20 t.
Struck 1 March 1975
Disposed of, sold by Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS) for scrapping, 1 May 1976

YD-21
Assembled at Boston Navy Yard in 1912
Launched, 8 August 1912, at Boston Navy Yard
Lifting Capacity, 150 tons
Boston Public Library photo

Floating Derrick No. 21 being errected at Pier 8 Boston Navy Yard, 25 November 1912.
Built at Cleveland, OH, machinery by Wellman-Seaver-Morgan Co. Floating Derrick No. 2 is on the near side of the pier.
Photo from the Boston National Historical Park Collection, NPS Cat. No. BOSTS-8883
Thanks to Steve Carlson

Floating Derrick No. 21 at Boston Navy Yard, Pier 9.

YD-21 lifts the newly completed YMT-15 off the cradle bringing the tug from her building site at the yard to her launching ceremony, 18 February 1932.
Navy Yard Boston photo # BOSTS-14892

YD-25
A cantilever pontoon crane fitted with steel structure and overhead trolley with wire ropes and tackle, pontoon built by Union Iron Works, San Francisco (hull #105), superstructure by Wellman Seaver Morgan Co., Cleveland OH, machinery and hull were assembled together at Honolulu. The machinery was apparently of German origin and came to the US as war reparations
Delivered in 1903
Assigned to 14th Naval District at Naval Shipyard Pearl Harbor, T.H.
Length 100'
Breadth 60'
Lifting Capacity 100 t. Final Disposition, fate unknown

YD-25 at Pearl Harbor, circa 1914, USS Rainbow appears to be to the right of the crane barge in the photo, tugs and freighter/collier to left are unidentified.

YD-25 The salvage pontoons with USS F-4 still attached moving past YD-25 on 29 August 1915 as the sub is moved into the harbor.(Copyrighted 1915 R.L. Neagle)

YD-25 removing the foremast of the battleship Arizona (BB-39) at Pearl Harbor, circa 1943

Looking Northwest, the 150 ton Hullet Floating Crane YD-25 at US Naval Station Pearl Harbor, 21 July 21 1920. The crane is moving the boom of the 50 ton Electric Locomotive Crane from the head of the dock to the crane�s assembly point.
US Library of Congress photo # HAER HI-68-6
Contributed by Mike Green

YD-26
An all steel electric revolving derrick, built as a pontoon and crane. Assembled at Navy Yard Norfolk in 1913 by Wellman-Seaver-Morgan Co. and assigned to the 5th Naval District.
Displacement 2334 t., Length 142', Breadth 87', Lifting Capacity 150 t.
Struck from the Naval Register, 4 April 1995
Disposed of, sold by Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS) for reuse/conversion 14 July 2005

YD-26 underway while in tow from an unidentified Navy tug, date unknown, probably in Hampton Roads, VA.
Submitted by Scot Odell

Ex-YD-26 moored on the Arthur Kill at the Goethals Bridge near Elizabeth N.J., circa August 2008.

YD-27
Built by Mare Island Navy Yard as Coal Barge No. 237 in 1909. Converted to floating derrick at Mare Island, 1915.
Length 110', Breadth 30', Lifting Capacity unknown
Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
Scrapped 1946

YD-27 being repaired at Mare Island, 21 May 1924. Mare Island Navy Yard photo 4856-5-24
Submitted by Darryl Baker

YD-33 ex Floating Crane No. 33

YD-37

YD-37 McAllister Brothers, of New York Derrick Barge # 37 in port, possibly on 19 April 1918, when she was inspected by the Third Naval District. This wooden barge was assigned registry ID # 2635. Acquired by the Navy, 2 July 1918 and served until 1931 as Floating Derrick # 37, YD-37 and YF-196.
US Naval Historical Center photo # NH 99337

YD39
	YD-39 McAllister Brothers, of New York *Derrick Barge # 62, possibly on 6 April 1918 when she was inspected by the Third Naval District. This wooden barge was assigned registry ID # 2729. Purchased by the Navy, 20 June 1918 and served until 1931 as Floating Derrick # 39, YD-39* and *YF-197. US Naval Historical Center photo # NH 99337*

YD-43 ex-Captain Dud (ID #3507)

YD-44 ex-Hudson (ID #2121)

YD-45 ex-North Pole (ID #21471)

YD-47

YD-47 lifting a wrecked Curtiss SOC-1 from USS Augusta (CA-31) from the waters of Manila Bay, probably in late 1936 or later. Writing on boom reads "tested Sept. 17, 1936. Safe Working Load 30000 Lbs.
10'x 30' wood hull, 13.4 ton lifting capacity. Converted from freight lighter No. 28 at Cavite 1919. New pontoon built 1929. Steam derrick, steel mast and steel boom; copper sheathed. Lost with fall of Manila 2 Jan 1942.
Submitted by David Wright

YD-52
Steel hull
Delivered in 1919/20, Assigned to 13th Naval District
To WSA for disposal, 02 March 1948
Length 100', Breadth 60', Lifting Capacity 100 tons

YD-52 alongside an unidentified battleship at Puget Sound Navy Yard, circa 1925.
University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections, negative UW29570z (cropped)

YD-56

YD-56 at Cavite Navy Yard, 21 June 1928, most likely soon after it had received its new pontoon. The yard workmen on board gives the viewer an idea of the size of this little service craft. YD-56 was lost incident to the Japanese occupation of the Philippine Islands. Struck from the Naval Register, 24 July 1942
US Navy Bureau of Yards and Docks photo #, RG 71-CA now in the collections of the US National Archives and Records Administration, College Park, MD.
Thanks to Robert Hurst
Dictionary of American Fighting Ships (DANFS) History

YD-59
	YD-59 working at Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton, WA, 10 January 1934. Maval History & Heritage Command photo NH 93515 (cropped), courtesy of Don Montgomery. 80'x 40' wood hull, 20 ton lifting capacity. Built by Puget Sound Navy Yard, 1921. Steam derrick, 70' boom, 3 pumps. Disposed of before World War II. Submitted by Mike Green

YD-60 lost incident to the Japanese occupation of the Philippine Islands, struck from the Naval Register, 24 July 1942

YD-64
Built by Puget Sound Navy Yard as open lighter YC-380, 1918
Reclassed coaling derrick YCD-13, 1924
Converted to floating derrick YD-64, date unknown
Sold 12 June 1948
Length 110'; Breadth 30'

YD-64 working along the Mare Island waterfront, 10 December 1936. Mare Island Navy yard photo 7565-12-36 Contributed by Darryl Baker

YD-66
Pontoon by Moore Drydock, Oakland, CA (YN 182), machinery by R.W. Kaltenbach, New Bedford, OH; Delivered 26 January 1933
Served at Mare Island whole career
later merchant 4410, H-11, Orion 1002, still active 2014
Displacement 350 t.(lt) 540 t.(fl); Length 100'; Breadth 45'; Draft 4'

YD-66 alongside Detroit (CL-8) at Mare Island, 04 February 1942. National Archives photo 19-N-27647 (cropped) Contributed by Dave Wright

YD-71
Built in 1938 by Dravo, Pittsburgh, PA.; Delivered 24 July 1939; Struck from the Naval Register, 19 May 1997
Displacement 350 t.(lt) 540 t.(fl); Length 100'; Breadth 45'; Draft 4'
Disposed of, sold by Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS) for reuse/conversion, 27 February 1998

Norfolk Navy Yard, 23 February 1945. YD-71 left background, working on an unidentified old destroyer. USS ATA-125, foreground during an inclining experiments. USS Pegasus (AK-48), far left background. Ahead of the tug is an unidentified LSM.
US National Archives, RG-19 textual files, Item S-22, Photo No. Unknown. Contributed by Mike Green

YD-72
Built by Dravo Corp. Pittsburgh, PA.in 1939-40 for Mare Island Navy Yard
Length 100 ft.; Breadth 45 ft.; Lifting Capacity 25 tons
Delivered, 1 June 1940
Struck from the Naval Resister, 15 October 1974
Sold for scrapping, 1 May 1975 by the Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS)
YD-72 was the first all welded steel crane in US Navy service

YD-72 test lifting a 53,000 lb engine, date and location unknown

YD-72- outboard and YD-33, outboard at the foot of building ways #2 and YC-239 at the foot of dry dock #1 which holds USS Bowfin (SS-287) and USS Perch (APSS-313), docked together, between 19 January 1954 and 29 March 1954.
Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum file name: SS 287 & APSS 313 Jan-March 1954 TH.

YD-73
Struck from the Naval Register, 4 April;l 1995
Disposed of, sold by Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS) for scrapping, 20 August 1998

YD-73 lowers weights onto the starboard after deck edge of USS Goodrich (DDR-831) during an inclining experiment at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, VA, 10 September 1960, following the destroyer's FRAM II modernization. In the background are ships of the Reserve Fleet moored at the St. Helen's Annex. Behind Goodrich and across the Elizabeth River, are the battleship USS Massachusetts (BB-59) to the left of Goodrich the heavy cruiser USS Salem (CA-139), on the ship's right.US Navy photo # NH 102984 from the collections of the Naval History and Heritage Command

Two photos of YD-73- alongside USS Observation Island (E-AG-154) during her conversion at Norfolk Naval Shipyard in 1959 to accommodate testing of FBM weapons system.
Contributed by Mary Lou Lockhart

YD-82 at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, 1943-44 (Berth B-25, Merry Loch). Note the harbor ferry Nihoa (YFB-17) at right with a load of sailors in liberty whites. Note also fleet headquarters building in camouflage paint.
Built by American Bridge Co., delivered July 1943
Stricekn, 04 July 1995
Disposed of, sold by Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS) for reuse/conversion, 30 December 2003
Sold to Weeks Marine, renamed Weeks 68 (ON 1153928)
Specifications: Length 100'; Beam 70';
Library of Congress photo HAER HI-68-10, submitted by David Stubblebine

YD-84
	YD-84 Lifting *PT-40*, a battle-scarred veteran of Guadalcanal, returns to the MTB Squadrons Training Center at Melville, R.I., to be used in training repair personnel, circa July 1944.U.S. Navy photo NR&L (MOD)-32490 Disposed of by transfer to the Department of Interior, 1 December 1975

YD-88
Displacement 469 t., Length 110'
Struck from the Naval Register, 1 September 1985
Final Disposition, disposed of by transfer to government agencies, activities, foreign countries (not SAP), MARAD, etc.

YD-88 at left, and YD-33 at right, alongside Sepulga (AO-20) at Mare Island Navy Yard, 13 August 1942.
Navy Yard Mare Island photo # 4802-8-42, 8/13/42,
Darryl Baker

YD-88 alongside Sepulga (AO-20) at Mare Island Navy Yard, 13 August 1942.
Navy Yard Mare Island photo # 4805-8-42, 8/13/42, courtesy Darryl Baker

YD-88 alongside Sepulga (AO-20) at Mare Island Navy Yard, 21 August 1942.
Navy Yard Mare Island photo # 4930-8-42, 8/13/42, courtesy Darryl Baker

YD-98

Greasy Ann #10 a Diesel powered crane 100 ft boom

Built at Washington Iron Works in 1941

Acquired by the US Navy, date unknown

Placed in service as YC-966

Placed out of service, date unknown

Final Disposition, fate unknown

YD-98 at Mare Island with tug Tillamook (YTM 122) alongside, 16 January 1945. Navy Yard Mare Island photo # 442-45. Submitted by Darryl Baker

YD-98-2 on the opposite pier (south side) from USS Pelias (AS-14) at Navy Yard Mare Island, Vallejo, CA., 13 August 1944. Submitted by Darryl Baker

YD-98-3 is aft of USS Greenlet (ASR-10) at Navy Yard Mare Island, Vallejo, CA., 21 May 1946. Submitted by Darryl Baker

YD-98 at Mare Island in January 1958. Submitted by Darryl Baker

YD-113 under tow by Moratoc (YTB-704), date and location unknown.
Disposed of, sold by Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS) for reuse/conversion, 14 July 2004
Specifications: Displacement 1407 t.(lt) 1640 t.(fl); Length 140'; Beam 70'; Draft 13';
Submitted by Scot Odell

YD-116 lifting in a shipyard, date and location unknown.
Disposed of, sold by Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS) for reuse/conversion, 28 March 1996
Specifications: Displacement 1407 t.(lt) 1640 t.(fl); Length 140'; Beam 70'; Draft 13';
Submitted by Robert Hurst

YD-117
Laid down, in 1945, at Dravo Corp., Wilmington, DE.
Launched, 11 August 1945
Delivered and placed in service in 1945 at Philadelphia Navy Yard
Placed out of service, date unknown
Final Dispostion, offered in Invitation for Bid SB-2042, closing 16 July 2010, located at the former Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, Sold 10 August 2010
Specifications: Displacement 1407 t.(lt) 1640 t.(fl); Length 140'; Beam 70'; Draft 13';

Two views while moored at Philadelphia Naval Shipyrd in October 1971. Submitted by Jim Swank

Four views while moored at NAVSEA Inactive Ships On-site Maintenance Office, Philadelphia, PA., 11 February 2009. Submitted by Ed Zajkowski

YD-120
Laid down in November 1943 at Chicago Bridge and Iron Co. Seneca, IL.
Launched, date unknown
Delivered and placed in service in June 1944
Placed out of service and struck from the Naval Register, 13 March 2001
Final Disposition, disposed of, sold by Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS) for reuse/conversion, 16 September 2002
Specifications: Displacement 2175 t.(lt) 2300 t.(fl); Length 140'; Beam 81'; Draft 9';
Submitted by Bob Gregory
Ex-YD-120 in service at Guam Shipyard Apra harbor, Guam, Marianas Islands, 2006

YD-121-1 removing a signal tower at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii in 1950. The tower, formerly the mainmast of the USS California (BB-44), was removed from the ship on February 13, 1942 during salvage operations.
From All Hands magazine, October 1950. Submitted by Mike Green
YD-121-2 alongside an MSTS ship at Naval Station Norfolk, circa July 1953. US Navy photo from All Hands magazine, July 1953. Submitted by Scot Odell.
YD-121-3 raising the Japanese midget submarine Ha 18, lost in the Pearl Harbor attack, off Honolulu, HI, 14 July 1960. Current (ARS-22) is standing by.
USN photo

Laid down, 1 January 1945, by Chicago Bridge and Iron, Seneca IL., struck from the Naval Register, 25 June 1999
Displacement 2175 t.(lt), 2300 t. (fl), Length 140 ft., Breadth 81 ft.
Disposed of, sold by Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS) for reuse/conversion, 6 March 2004

YD-150
YD-150 at NOB Norfolk, 19 September 1999. Photo copyright George Schneider. Built by American Steel Dredge, Fort Wayne, IN as Army BD-3004, June 1944 Acquired by Navy, 26 April 1946 Stricken from Naval Register, 13 March 2001 Disposed of, sold by Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS) for reuse/conversion, 07 June 2002

YD-162
YD-162 at Naval Torpedo Station Keyport, WA., during a lift from an unidentified open lighter (YC), date unknown. Built by Dravo Corp., Pittsburgh, PA., date unknown, delivered 1 January 1942, struck, 4 June 1995 Displacement 1420 t.(lt), 1520 t. (fl), Length 140 ft., Breadth 70 ft. Disposed of, sold by Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS) for reuse/conversion, 6 September 1996

YD-168

From a post card with Japanese characters (nothing else) on the back. Appears YD-168 loading a truck crane onto an unknown ship. A second truck crane is on deck. Outboard of YD-168 is a YC and a YFN x38 or x88. Photo was probably taken during the Korean War.

Length: 120 feet
Beam: 60 feet
Ship's Data 1952 shows building yard to be Odenbach Shipbuilding Corp., Greece, NY
Acquired 1947.
This floating crane was almost certainly an Army BD-xxxx transferred in 1947. Odenbach built at least six floating cranes in 1944. Perhaps the �Derrick 28� was a former US Corps of Engineers name. USAE used a very loose naming scheme.
Submitted by Jim Swank

YD-169

YD-169 lifting a patrol plane onto or off the flight deck of an aircraft carrier, date and location unknown.
Disposed of, sold by Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS) for scrapping, 10 March 1994

Length: 120 feet
Beam: 60 feet
Ship's Data 1952 shows building yard to be Odenbach Shipbuilding Corp., Greece, NY
Acquired 1947
This floating crane was almost certainly an Army BD-xxxx transferred in 1947. Odenbach built at least six floating cranes in 1944. Perhaps the �Derrick 29� was a former US Corps of Engineers name. .
Submitted by Scot Odell

YD-171

YD-172 ex US Army Floating Derrick BD-6069
Built by Odenbach Ship Building Corp., as US Army Floating Derrick BD-6069
Specifications: Steel hull, steel superstructure; Overall Length 120 ft.; Extreme Beam 60 ft.; Maximum Navigation Draft 7 ft.; Displacement (light) 650 t.
Delivered to the US Army and placed in service in June 1945
Acquired by the US Navy, date unknown
Struck from the Naval Register,2 October 1995
Laid up at the ex-Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, CA.
Final Disposition, fate unknown

YD-172, ex US Army floating derrick BD-6068, at the drydock sill lifting materials during the construction of USS Plunger (SSN-595) on the ways at Mare Island, 6 July 1961.
Mare Island Naval Shipyard photo # NY9-51960-7-61, courtesy of Darryl Baker

YD-172 returning Sea Scouts Vessel "The Vallejo" to the water after her repairs, April 1968.
Mare Island Naval Shipyard photo 83377-4-68 TH, courtesy of Darryl Baker

YD-181 ex US Army Floating Derrick BD-2853
Built by Pointer-Willamette, Portland, OR, as US Army Design 317-A Floating Derrick BD-2853
Specifications: Steel hull, steel superstructure; Overall Length 112 ft.; Extreme Beam 54 ft.; Maximum Navigation Draft 13 ft.; Displacement (light) 650 t.
Delivered to the US Army and placed in service in late 1944
Acquired by the US Navy, date unknown
Struck from the Naval Register,date unknown
Final Disposition, transferred to another agency, 12 July 1985

YD-181 in service at Orange, TX, date unknown
Photo courtesy of Jim Swank

YD-195
Built in 1954 by Todd Shipyards Seattle WA. as a US Army BD-6xxx series Floating Derrick
Delivered and placed in service, 1 July 1954, by US Army
Acquired by the US Navy, date unknown, placed in service as YD-195
During the Vietnam War YD-195 serviced at Danang
Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
Final Disposition, disposed of in 2000
Specifications:
Displacement 1407 t.(lt)
Length 140'
Breath 70 ft.
Draft 13' <

YD-195 lifting a sunken LCM near AFDL-22 at Danang, South Vietnam after divers attached lifting slings. Photo was taken from the Small Craft Repair Facility, Danang (SCRF) diving/salvage craft LCM8-912.
Photo by Rick Sherley

YD-195 lifting mobile crane from the water at the Seabee Ramp Danang, after divers attached lifting wires, circa 1969. Taken from SCRF Diving Barge
Photo by Rick Sherley

YD-196
Built by Dravo Corp., Pittsburgh, PA.
Delivered and placed in service, 1 July 1954, at Philadelphia Naval Shipyard
Struck 29 March 2007
Sold, 17 November 2007 by Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS) for reuse/conversion
Final Disposition, fate unknown
Specifications:
Displacement 1407 t.(lt)
Length 140'
Breath 70 ft.
Draft 13'
YD-196 Alongside USS Perry (DD-844) at Boston Naval Shipyard, 08/12/1959
Boston Naval Shipyard photo ASF-6071, Boston National Historical Park Collection, NPS Cat. No. BOSTS-13943
Submitted by Ed Zajkowski / Stephen P. Carlson, Boston NHP, Charlestown Navy Yard

YD-197
Built by Wellman Engineering Co.
Delivered and placed in service, 1 June 1956, location unknown
Struck 3 March 1998
Sold, 2 March 1999 by Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS) for reuse/conversion
Final Disposition, fate unknown
Specifications:
Displacement 1407 t.(lt)
Length 142'
Breath 60 ft.
Draft unknown

YD-201
Built by Avondale Shipyard, New Orleans, LA.
Delivered and placed in service 1954
Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
Final Disposition, sold to Guam Shipyard
Specifications; Displacement 1407 t., Length 140'
Submitted by Bob Gregory Dep Requirements & Special Programs Officer COMPACFLT N43
Ex-YD-201 moored aft of YD-223 at Oscar Wharf, Guam Ship Yard 2010

YD-204 Alongside the Colombian destroyer escort ARC Boyaca (DE-16) ex-USS Hartley (DE-1029) at Naval Station Mayport, FL., circa 1982
Built by Wiley Manufacturing Co., Deposit, MD. as U35 1537
Laid down, 1 April 1954
Launched, 1 June 1954
Delivered to the US Navy, 1 September 1954
Placed in service as YD-204 at Naval Station Mayport, FL., date unknown
Placed out of service, date unknown
Struck from the Naval Register, 22 July 2004
Sold, 2 June 2005, by the Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS) for reuse/conversion
Final Disposition, fate unknown:
Specifications
Displacement 1,064 t.(lt)
Length 144'
Beam 64'
Draft 6'

YD-216
Built 1954 as US Army Floating Crane BD-6068 by Dravo Corp. Pittsburgh, PA.
Delivered and placed in service 1954
Struck from the Naval Register, 1 December 1983
Sold, renamed Weeks 572
Specifications; Displacement 1,000 t.(fl), Length 140'

YD-216 moored at Building Ways 1 & 2, Mare Island Naval Shipyard in October 1970. In Way 1 is SEALAB III aboard YC-962 and YOGN-124 (still with her US Army hull number BG-6383) are in Way 1. Contributed by Darryl Baker.

YD-217
Built by Dravo, Pittsburgh, PA., delivered 1 June 1952
Struck from the Naval Register, 19 May 1997
Displacement 1000 t.(lt) 1845 t.(fl); Length 140'; Breadth 58'; Draft 6'
Disposed of, sold by Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS) for reuse/conversion, 14 April 2006

YD-217 docked at the Norfolk Naval Station in July 1973. Contributed by Jim Swank

YD-222
Built by Gunter & Zimmerman, Stockton CA., as BD-6652
Delivered to the US Navy, 1 June 1954 and placed out of service as YD-222
Struck from the Naval Register, 31 August 2000
Reinstated in the Naval Register, Reactivated and Reclassified Miscellaneous Unclassified IX-533, 25 June 2002
Assigned to the Space and Warfare Systems Center San Diego, CA.
Placed out of service and stuck from the Naval Register, 10 August 2009
Specifications
Displacement 1,000 t.(lt)
Length 142'
Draft 4'

YD-222

IX-533

YD-223
Built by Wiley Manufacturing Co., Port Deposit, MD.
Laid Down, 1 February 1968
Launched, 7 June 1968
Delivered and placed in service, 1 February 1969
Struck from the Naval Register, 22 August 1997
Final Disposition, disposed of, sold by Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS) for reuse/conversion, 6 April 1999 to Guam Shipyard
Specifications; Displacement 1000 t.(lt) 1630 t.(fl), Length 140', Breath 70 ft., Draft 7'
Submitted by Bob Gregory Dep Requirements & Special Programs Officer COMPACFLT N43
1. Ex-YD-223 (forward) and YD-201 (aft) moored at Oscar Wharf, Guam Ship Yard 2010
2. Ex-YD-223 alongside ex-Machinist (AFDB-8), Guam Ship Yard, 2008

YD-226
Built by Star Iron & Steel, Tacoma, WA.
Laid Down, 1 February 1969
Launched, 22 October 1969
Delivered and placed in service, 27 February 1970
Struck from the Naval Register, 16 February 2002
Final Disposition, disposed of, sold by Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS) for reuse/conversion, 16 September 2002 to Guam Shipyard
Specifications; Displacement 1000 t.(lt) 1720 t.(fl), Length 142', Breath 60 ft., Draft 6'
Submitted by Bob Gregory Dep Requirements & Special Programs Officer COMPACFLT N43
Beached at Naval Station Guam in inactive status, date unknown

YD-226 beached at Naval Station Guam in inactive status, date unknown. Submitted by Bob Gregory Dep Requirements & Special Programs Officer COMPACFLT N43

Richland (AFDM-8) is positioned at her new location, 21 April 1992, at Naval Station Guam after being towed from Naval Station, Subic Bay. Note floating crane YD-226, foreground, and the non-self propelled fuel barge YON-289 alongside to starboard of the dry dock.
DOD photo # DN-SC-93-00204

YD-228
Laid down, 1 May 1969, at Star Iron & Steel, Tacoma, WA.
Launched, 1 August 1969
Delivered and placed in service, 1 June 1970
Placed out of service, date unknown
Struck from the Naval Register, 22 December 1995
Final Disposition, transferred to Local Redevelopment Authority, 14 April 1998
Specifications: Displacement 1,000 t.(lt) 1,720 t.(fl); Length 140'; Beam 70'; Draft 6'
Submitted by Darryl Baker
Two views:
Moored at Mare Island, 1 November 1991, with
USS Salt Lake City (SSN-716) is in the background
Moored at Mare Island, 25 December 2009, operated by XKT Engineering Inc.

YD-232
Built by Dravo, Pittsburgh, PA
Delivered and placed in service as Army BD 6631, June 1953
Acquired by Navy in early 1970s
Struck from the Naval Register, 8 May 2008
Final Disposition, disposed of by Navy sale, 1 September 2010
Specifications; Displacement 1000 t., Length 142', Breath 58 ft., Draft 6'

YD-233
Built by Dravo, Pittsburgh, PA
Delivered and placed in service as Army BD 6633, June 1953
Acquired by Navy in early 1970s
Struck from the Naval Register, 16 February 2002
Final Disposition, disposed of, sold by Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS) for reuse/conversion, 25 November 2002
Active as Weeks 573 (ON 1151658)
Specifications; Displacement 1000 t., Length 142', Breath 58 ft., Draft 6'
Submitted by Scot Odell and George Schneider

YD-236
Built by Star Iron and Steel,TX., delivered 1 June 1944, struck 21 August 1997
Length, 120, Breadth, 60, Draft 4'
Disposed of by transferring to the Local Redevelopment Authority (LRA), 1 April 2002
Submitted by Scot Odell

YD-245
Laid down in 1942 at Dravo Corp., Pittsburgh, PA. for the US Army
Launched, date unknown
Reassigned to the US Navy in 1944
Placed in service, 1 September 1944, as YD-245
During World War II YD-245 served in the southern Mediterranean at Toulon, France were she was staffed by German aircraft, leaving her with 16 holes on her port side
Assigned to SUBRON 14 at Holy Loch, Scotland, date unknown
Reassigned to SUBGRU 22 at La Maddelina, Sardinia, Italy in 1991
Placed out of service and struck from the Naval Register, 27 February 2004
Final Disposition, sold, 19 November 2004, by Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service for reuse/conversion.
Specifications: Displacement 89 t.(lt) 1640 t.(fl); Length 140'; Beam 70'; Draft 13'; Power Plant, Altas Imperial 6-cyl Diesel engines

Eight views of YD-245 at Holy Loch, Scotland, submitted by Carl Mussleman

Four views while moored at NAVSEA Inactive Ships On-site Maintenance Office, Philadelphia, PA., 11 February 2009. Submitted by Ed Zajkowski

YD-246
Contract awarded, 1 September 1988
Built by Halter Marine, LA.
Delivered and placed in service by as YD-246, 2 February 1991
Assigned to Navy Submarine Base, New London, CT
Struck fron the Naval Register, 05 November 2019
For sale by GSA, February 2023
Specifications
Displacement unknown
Length 175'
Beam 75'
Draft 6'
Submitted by Pete Skoutas ENC

Submarine Base New London

YD-247
Contract awarded, 1 September 1988
Built by Westmont, Industries, Santa Fe Springs, CA
Delivered and placed in service by the US Navy as YD-247, 1 April 1991
Status, inactive, out of service, to be disposed of
Current location Public Works Center, Norfolk, VA.
Specifications
Displacement 1,372 t.
Length 175'
Beam 75'
Draft 4'
Submitted by Scot Odell

YD-249
Contract awarded, 1 August 1988
Built by Halter Marine, LA.
Delivered and placed in service as YD-249, 1 August 1991
Status active in service assigned to Naval Station Norfolk, VA.
Specifications
Displacement 1,372 t.
Length 175'
Beam 75'
Draft 4'
Photo by Brandon J. Varner, 2 February 2014

YD-250
Contract awarded, 8 August 1988
Built by Halter Marine, LA.
Delivered and placed in service as YD-250, 21 November 1991
Status active in service assigned to Navy Submarine Base, New London, CT.
Specifications
Displacement 1,372 t.
Length 175'
Beam 75'
Draft 4'
Submitted by Pete Skoutas ENC

Submarine Base New London

YD-251 moored pierside, date and place unknown.
Contract awarded, 8 August 1988
Built by Westmont, Industries, Santa Fe Springs, CA.
Delivered and placed in service by the US Navy as YD-251 August 1990
Specifications
Length, 175'
Beam 75'
Draft 4'
Status active in service assigned to Naval Station Roosevelt Roads, P.R.
Submitted by Scot Odell

YD-253 reclassified IX-536

YD-254
Contract awarded, 25 July 1991
Built by Halter Marine, LA.
Delivered and placed in service by the US Navy as YD-254, 22 September 1993
Status active in service assigned to Public Works Center San Diego, CA.
Specifications
Displacement unknown
Length 175'
Beam 75'
Draft 4'
Submitted by Richard Miller BMCS USNR Ret.

Naval Station San Diego, 7 March 2009

YD-255
Contract awarded, 25 July 1991
Built by Halter Marine, LA.
Delivered and placed in service by the US Navy as YD-255, 8 December 1993
Status active in service assigned to Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, VA.
Specifications
Displacement unknown
Length 175'
Beam 75'
Draft 4'

at Norfolk Naval Shipyard, 29 August 1994.
Submitted by Bill Gonyo.

at Pier 8, NOB Norfolk, March 2018.
Submitted by Brandon J. Varner

at Pier 8, NOB Norfolk, 08 September 2020.
Submitted by Brandon J. Varner

YD-256
Contract awarded, 25 July 1991
Built by Halter Marine, LA.
Delivered and placed in service by the US Navy as YD-256, 14 December 1993
Status active in service assigned to Public Works Center San Diego, CA.
Specifications
Displacement unknown
Length 175'
Beam 75'
Draft 4'

NavSta San Diego, 7 Mar. 2009
Submitted by Richard Miller BMCS, USNR Ret.

NavSta San Diego, 19 January 2015. Moored between Piers 10 & 12. USS Spruance (DDG-111) and USS Boxer (LHD-4) in the background.
Submitted by Pete Skoutas ENC USN USS Milius DDG 69

YD-257
Contract awarded, 25 July 1991
Built by Alabama Shipyard, Mobile AL (YN 36)
Delivered and placed in service by the US Navy as YD-257, 30 March 1994
Status, active in service, assigned to Norfolk Naval Shipyard
Specifications
Displacement unknown
Length 175'
Beam 75'
Draft 4'
Submitted by Dave Wright

190827-N-FH905-1594. Newport News, Va. (Aug. 27, 2019) The aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford's (CVN 78) aircraft crash and salvage crane, known as "Tilly," is lifted by YD-257 alongside the ship. Ford was undergoing its post-shakedown availability at Huntington Ingalls Industries-Newport News Shipbuilding. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Brett Walker/Released.

YD-260
Contract awarded, 25 August 1992
Built by Halter Marine, LA.
Crane built by Westmont Industries, Los Angeles CA,, contract awarded in 1989
Delivered and placed in service by the US Navy as YD-260, 7 July 1994
Status active in service assigned to Public Works Center San Diego, CA.
Specifications
Displacement unknown
Length 175'
Beam 75'
Draft 4'

YD-260 in tow by an unidentified tug, date and place
submitted by Scot Odell

YD-260 moored alongside YD-254 at Naval Station San Diego, 7 March 2009
submitted by Richard Miller BMCS USNR Ret.

YD-261
Contract awarded, 28 August 1992
Built by Halter Marine, LA.
Crane built by Westmont Industries, Los Angeles CA,, contract awarded in 1989
Delivered and placed in service by the US Navy as YD-261, 5 November 1993
Status active in service assigned to Naval Shipyard Pearl Harbor, HI.
Specifications
Displacement unknown
Length 175'
Beam 75'
Draft 4'

YD-261 moored at Naval Station Pearl Harbor, HI., 2015.
Photo by Wade Armstrong.

YD-261 Crane construction identification plaque.
Photo by Wade Armstrong.

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