Specifications:
Displacement 288 tons(lt), 470 tons(fl)
Length 145' 6"
Beam 44'
Draft unknown
Speed unknown
Complement 5
Armament none
Propulsion Atlas-Imperial Diesel, 300shp
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1000k | Nihoa (YFB-17) being prepared for "launching" by crane at 1010 Dock, Pearl Harbor Navy Yard, 25 July 1941. Other vessels visible are torpedo testing barge YTT-3 (used as the harbormaster's office) and Nokomis (YT-142).
The larger tug is probably Keosanqua (AT-38). Naval History and Heritage Command photo NH 96386 |
Dave Wright | |
 1435001710 |
800k | Nihoa (YFB-17) being christened by Miss Patricia Bellinger, daughter of Rear Admiral Patrick N.L. Bellinger, at Pearl Harbor Navy Yard, 25 July 1941. The christening party consisted of (from right): Captain Claude S. Gillette, manager of Pearl Harbor Navy Yard; Miss Bellinger, wielding the traditional bottle; Captain Charles D. Swain, production officer;
Thomas Shoemaker, son of Commander James H. Shoemaker; Miss Mary Bellinger, and Rear Admiral Claude S. Bloch, commandant of the 14th Naval District.
Photo from The Honolulu Advertiser, 26 July 1941. |
Dave Wright | |
 1435001707 |
993k | Nihoa (YFB-17) being "launched" by crane at 1010 Dock, Pearl Harbor Navy Yard, 25 July 1941.Ships in background include McCall (DD-400) and Reedbird (AMc-30)
Naval History and Heritage Command photos NH 96384 and 96385 |
Dave Wright | |
 1435001708 |
1042k | |||
 1435001705 |
1029k | Nihoa (YFB-17) underway at Pearl Harbor, probably on final trials before delivery, 03 November 1941. Her high visibilty 'checkerboard' paint scheme is very evident here. National Archives photo 19-N-26268A |
Dave Wright | |
 1435001704 |
1036k | Nihoa (YFB-17) is just visible above the capsized Oglala (CM-1) shortly after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, 07 December 1941.Note her original 'checkerboard' paint scheme, designed to make her more visible in the busy harbor. National Archives photo 80-G-32532 |
Dave Wright | |
 1435001709 |
107k | Nihoa (YFB-17) underway in Pearl Harbor, circa 1943-44. Her checkerboard scheme has given way to Navy gray at this point. Library of Congress photo HAER HI-68-10 (cropped) |
David Stubblebine | |
 1435001701 |
34k | Nihoa (YFB-17) carries autos, trucks, and sailors from Ford Island to Oahu during one of the ferry's hourly 'voyages', circa 1953-54. Photos from All Hands magazine, February 1954. |
Stan Svec | |
 1435001702 |
31k | |||
 1435001703 |
1222k | Nihoa (YFB-17) carries autos, trucks, and sailors from Ford Island to Oahu during one of the ferry's hourly 'voyages', circa 1950-1960. Original caption "BATTLE WITNESS- The Ford Island ferry, which still shuttles across Pearl Harbor, was caught in the middle of the harbor during the 1941 attack. Though cruising amidst bombs and torpedoes, the ferry completed its run unharmed." US Navy photo |
George T. Edwards | |
Nihoa (YFB-17)
DANFS history entry located at the Naval History and Heritage Command website
Crew Contact And Reunion Information
U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
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