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YFB-47

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal

Yard Ferryboat:

Built by Harlan & Hollingsworth, Wilmington, DE (YN 348)

Launched, 29 October 1904

Completed for Erie Railroad Co., New York, NY, as ferry Goshen (ON 201685), 1905

Purchased by Navy, 08 May 1943

Towed from New York to Pensacola by WSA tug Point Loma, July - 18 August 1943

Assigned to Eighth Naval District at Pensacola NAS, 1943 - 1946

Began ferry service between NAS and City of Pensacola, 24 October 1943

Converted from coal to oil burning, summer 1944

Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown

Offered for sale at Mobile, AL, September 1946

Transferred to WSA (War Shipping Administration) for disposal, January 1947

Final disposition, fate unknown (probably scrapped)

Specifications:
Displacement 1459 gross tons / 992 net tons
Length 205' 5"
Beam 43' 6"
Draft 16' 4"
Speed unknown
Complement unknown
Armament none

Propulsion

steam, 1900hp

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description		Contributed By
1435004701	69k	*Goshen* running under a slow bell for the middle slip at Jersey City, NJ, date unknown. Photo from Dan Biernacki Collection.		Dave Wright
1435004702	161k	YFB-47 moored, probably at Pensacola, circa 1945. Ted Stone photo		George Schneider

There is no DANFS history record for YFB-47 available at NavSource

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

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