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Sequin (YFB-35)

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

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

Wooden hulled Ferry Boat

Built by Irvin F. Cannon, Fishing Creek MD

Completed for John Q. Adams, Colonial Beach, VA as ferry Lord Baltimore (ON 231733), 1932

Purchased by the US Navy, 15 July 1942

Placed in service as Sequin (YFB-35) at Norfolk, 14 September 1942

Allocated to the 5th Naval District, used as ferry at Norfolk Navy Yard, 1942-46

Placed out of service, 25 July 1946

Struck from the Naval Register, 28 August 1946

To War Shipping Administration for disposal, 20 January 1947

Sold to Virginia State Highway Commission and renamed Mary Ball, November 1948

Operated on Rappahannock River (Hopewell Line) until service discontinued, 1967

Final Disposition, sold to Norfolk Shipbuilding & Dry Dock, 1967; further fate unknown

Specifications:
Displacement 192 gross tons
Length 111'6" waterline; 116' 0" overall
Beam 30'2"
Draft 6'
Speed 0 kts
Complement unknown
Armament none

Propulsion

two Fairbanks-Morse 5-cylinder diesels

two propellers, 250 hp

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description		Contributed By
	69k	ex-Sequin (YFB-35) in service as *Mary Ball*, circa 1948. Photo courtesy Virginia State Department of Transportation		Dave Wright

Sequin (YFB-35)
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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Last Updated 18 September 2015