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

YFB-57

Yard Ferryboat:
  • Built by Maryland Steel, Sparrows Point, MD (YN 52)
  • Completed for City of New York as ferryboat Manhattan (ON 202346), 28 August 1905
  • Withdrawn from service and laid up, 1938
  • Capsized at pier, Elizabeth, NJ, 12 March 1944
  • Designated YFB-57, 04 July 1944
  • Acquistion cancelled, 02 August 1944
  • Final Disposition, broken up in situ, 1945
    Specifications:
    Displacement 1954 gross tons / 1329 net tons
    Length 246' 4"
    Beam 46' 1"
    Draft 18' 4"
    Speed unknown
    Complement unknown
    Armament none
    Propulsion steam, 3400hp
    Click On Image
    For Full Size Image    		Size Image Description Contributed
    By
    There are no images of YFB-57 available at NavSource
    YFB-57
    DANFS history entry located at the Naval History and Heritage Command website
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
    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 was created and is maintained by David L. Wright
    All pages copyright NavSource Naval History
    Last Updated 07 November 2020