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YFB-60

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

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

Ferry Boat:

Built by Los Angeles Ship Building Co., San Pedro, CA (YN 38)

Completed for San Francisco-Oakland Terminal Railways, San Francisco, CA, as the ferry San Leandro (ON 222781), July 1923

Registered to Key System Transit Co., San Francisco, CA, 1927

Registered to Railway Equipment & Realty Co., Inc., San Francisco, CA, 1931

Intended for acquistion as YFB-34, 08 May 1942

Acquisition cancelled, 20 May 1942

Acquired by the Navy from the Maritime Commission, 26 May 1945

Allocated to the 12th Naval District

Placed in service as Yard Ferryboat YFB-60, 1945

Placed out of service, 1945

Transferred to the War Shipping Administration, 20 September 1945

Struck from the Naval Register, 11 October 1945

Returned to her owner, 1945

Sold to the Southern Pacific Railroad Co., San Francisco, CA, 1954

Sold to Empire Shipping Co., Oakland, CA, 1963

Converted to waterfront office building, 1960s

Burned, 25 September 1969

New house fabricated, but house slid off when vessel listed

Burned again under repair, 21 September 1975

Bare hull laid in various Bay area locations for several decades

Finally abandoned and sunk in Sacramento Delta near Spud Island

Final Disposition, wreckage still visible, 2019

Specifications:
Displacement 1653 gross tons / 1048 net tons
Length 225' 0" waterline, 240' 0" overall
Beam 42' 1"
Draft unknown
Depth of Hold 17' 1"
Speed unknown
Complement unknown
Armament none
Propulsion turbo electric, 1325shp

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description	Contributed By
1435006005	70k	*San Leandro* underway, circa 1920s. Photo from photolibrarian via Flickr	John Spivey
1435006001	141k	Two views of *San Leandro* at Alameda, CA, 24 May 1985. Photos copyright George Schneider	George Schneider
1435006002	93k		George Schneider
1435006003	114k	Stripped hull of *San Leandro* at Richmond, CA, 30 August 2001. Photo copyright George Schneider	George Schneider
1435006004	90k	The dwindling remains of *San Leandro* at Stockton, CA, 07 January 2019. Photo copyright George Schneider	George Schneider

YFB-60
DANFS history entry located at the Naval History and Heritage Command website

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

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Last Updated 03 September 2023