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Captiva (YFB-25)

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from top to bottom
American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal

YFB-19 Class Ferry Boat (wooden hull)

Built by Cape May Shipbuilding, Cape May, NJ

Laid down, 04 October 1943

Launched, 13 January 1944

Placed in service, 11 May 1944

Assigned to 5th Naval District, 1944-1946

Reassigned to Severn River Naval Command, 14 August 1946

Struck from the Naval Register, 19 February 1948

Sold to L.H. Simkins, Augusta, GA, as Captiva (ON 256867), 1949

Sold to Gray Line Water Tours, Charleston, SC, about 1958

Renamed Queen of Freeport, 1980

Final disposition, out of documentation by 1984

Specifications:
Displacement unknown
Length 65'
Beam 13'
Draft 4'
Speed unknown
Complement unknown
Armament none

Propulsion

one Diesel engine

single propeller, 400shp

Size	Image Description	Contributed By
1005k	Captiva (YFB-25), shortly after completion. Photos received by Bureau of Ships from Supervisor of Shipbuilding, Camden, NJ, with letter of 17 May 1944. National Archives photos 19-N-64600, 64601 and 64599	Dave Wright
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Captiva (YFB-25)
DANFS history entry located at the US Naval History and Heritage Command

Crew Contact And Reunion Information
U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log

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