Please report any broken links or trouble you might come across to the Webmaster. Please take a moment to let us know so that we can correct any problems and make your visit as enjoyable and as informative as possible.

NavSource Online: Service Ship Photo Archive

YHB-3

House Boat
  • Built, location unknown
  • Completed as unknown vessel, 1928
  • Acquired by the US Navy, 1941
  • Operated at Naval Station, Seattle, 1941 - 1945
  • At Naval Shipyard, Bremerton "beyond economic repair" by May 1946
  • To WSA (War Shipping Administration) for disposal, May 1947
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement 200 tons
    Length 100'
    Beam 36'
    Draft 3'
    Speed unknown
    Complement unknown
    Armament none
    Propulsion unknown
    Click On Image
    For Full Size Image    		Size Image Description Contributed
    By
    YHB-3 524k YHB-3 at Puget Sound Navy Yard, 14 May 1942.
    cropped from Naval History & Heritage Command photo NH 81069, courtesy Donald M. McPherson, 1974    		 Dave Wright
    There is no DANFS history for YHB-3 available at NavSource
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
    Back To The Navsource Photo Archives Main Page Back To The Service Craft Index Back To The House Boat (YHB) Photo Index
    Comments, Suggestions, E-mail Webmaster.
    This page was created by Gary P. Priolo and is maintained by David L. Wright
    All pages copyright NavSource Naval History
    Last Updated 21 July 2017