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YFB-61

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

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

Yard Ferryboat:

Built by Los Angeles Ship Building Co., San Pedro, CA (YN 37)

Completed for San Francisco-Oakland Terminal Railways, San Francisco, CA, as the ferry Hayward (ON 222773), March 1923

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

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

To WSA (War Shipping Administration) from owner, 18 August 1942

Intended for acquistion by Navy as Santa Rosa (YFB-33), 08 May 1942

Acquisition cancelled, 20 May 1942

Acquired by the Navy from the Maritime Commission at Richmond, CA, 26 May 1945

Allocated to the 12th Naval District

Placed in service as Yard Ferryboat YFB-61, 1945

Placed out of service, 1945

Transferred to the War Shipping Administration, 20 September 1945

Transferred to War Department, 05 October 1945

Struck from the Naval Register, 11 October 1945

Entered Suisun Bay reserve fleet, 19 February 1947

Sold to Moore Drydock Co., Oakland, CA, 19 May 1947

Delivered to purchaser, 20 October 1947

Final disposition, burned and dismantled, 1947-48

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
1435006101	99k	Launch of *Hayward* early 1923.		Dave Wright

YFB-61
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