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Jewell (YFB-22)

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal
YFB-19 class Yard Ferryboat:
  • Built by Shain Manufacturing Co., Seattle, WA
  • Laid down, 17 March 1942
  • Launched, 11 May 1942
  • Delivered to Navy at Puget Sound Navy Yard, 18 August 1942
  • Transported to Section Base, Kodiak, AK, and placed in service as Jewell (YFB-22), 04 September 1942
  • Returned to Seattle and converted to an ammunition carrier, May 1943
  • Assigned to Naval Ammunition Depot, Puget Sound, June 1943 - 1946
  • Placed out of service, in reserve, 1946
  • Sold to J.F. Boles, Seattle, WA and renamed Shearwater (ON 260827), 05 May 1950
  • Sold to Southland Harbor Cruises, Inc., Long Beach, CA, 1960
  • Motorboat number CF9251FV awarded, 1976
  • Final disposition, extant as yacht in California, 2020
    Specifications:
    Displacement 20 tons
    Length 65'
    Beam 17'
    Draft 5'
    Speed unknown
    Complement unknown
    Armament none
    Propulsion diesel, 300hp
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    Jewell 87k Advertisment for Southland Harbor Cruises, showing their boat Shearwater, the former Jewell (YFB-22). Her appearance is little different from her naval days.
    From Long Beach Independent Press-Telegram, 16 December 1962    		 Dave Wright
    Jewell 210k Early 1960s advertising postcard for M.B. Shearwater Dave Wright
    Jewell 343k Shearwater in her later guise as a yacht, moored at San Diego, 13 June 2010. Photo copyright George Schneider. George Schneider
    Jewell 150k Shearwater moored at National City, CA, 20 August 2020. Photo copyright George Schneider. George Schneider
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    DANFS history entry located at the Naval History and Heritage Command web site
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
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    Last Updated 03 February 2019