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Vashon (YFB-19)

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
Top Row - American Defense Service Medal
Bottom Row - American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - National Defense Service Medal

YFB-19 class Yard Ferryboat:

Built by Shain Manufacturing Co., Seattle, WA

Laid down, 24 February 1941

Launched, 10 April 1941

Completed by Puget Sound Navy Yard and placed in service as Vashon (YFB-19), April 1941

Assigned to 13th Naval District, assigned to Naval Base Bremerton

Placed out of service, in reserve, March 1948

Sold, July 1958

Converted to charter boat, registered to West Coast Heating & Plumbing Co., Seattle, WA, as Sea Crest (ON 280567), 1959

Registered to Kenneth M. Roberts, Seattle, WA, 1962

Renamed Princess Lynn, 1983

Renamed Odyssey, 1987

Active with San Juan Excursions, Friday Harbor, WA, 2020

Specifications:
Displacement 20 tons
Length 65'
Beam 17'
Draft 5'
Speed unknown
Complement unknown
Armament none
Propulsion diesel, 300hp

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description		Contributed By
1435001901	216k	*Sea Crest* underway, date and location unknown. Photo from undated newspaper clipping		George Schneider
1435001902	183k	*Odyssey* moored at Friday Harbor, WA, 25 September 2010. Photo copyright George Schneider		George Schneider

Vashon (YFB-19)
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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Last Updated 07 November 2020