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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| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 87k | YHB-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 | |
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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 | |
| 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 | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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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