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

Gould Island (YFB-31)

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

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

Steel hulled Ferry

Built by General Ship and Engineering Co., East Boston, MA (YN 401)

Completed as ferry Hudson (ON 240877) for Electric Ferries, Inc., New York, NY, July 1941

Acquired by US Navy, 04 April 1942

Placed in service, 14 April 1942

Used as ferry at Naval Torpedo Station, Newport, RI, 1942-1946

Returned to owners as Hudson, 25 May 1946

Struck from the Naval Register, 28 January 1947

Sold to Port Authority Ferry Corp., Philadelphia, PA, renamed Chester, 1965

Final disposition, beleive scrapped, 1979 (news report tells of being fitted with temporary bow for voyage to Venezuela)

Specifications:
Displacement 569 gross tons
Length 171'9"
Beam 54'
Draft 9'6"
Speed unknown
Complement unknown
Armament none

Propulsion

diesel-electric, 950shp

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description		Contributed By
	43k	*Hudson* at 125th Street Terminal, Manhattan in late 1940s.		Dave Wright

Gould Island (YFB-31)
DANFS history entry located at the US Naval History and Heritage Command

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

Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
Byronhedblom.com - Excellent views of Hudson under construction and in service

Back To The Navsource Photo Archives Main Page

Back To The Service Craft Index

Back To The Ferry Boat (YFB) Photo Index

Comments, Suggestions, E-mail Webmaster.

This page is created and maintained by David L. Wright

Last Updated 07 September 2015