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YF-293

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal
YF-269 Class Self-propelled Covered Lighter:
  • Built by Erie Concrete & Steel Supply Co., Erie, PA
  • Laid down, 12 December 1941
  • Launched, 30 May 1942
  • Delivered and placed in service as YF-293, 19 October 1942
  • Allocated to Third Naval District
  • Placed out of service, date unknown
  • Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
  • Loaned to Maritime Administration, 1955
  • Served as support vessel FS 12 in James River Reserve Fleet, 1955-1972
  • Sold at auction, 1975
  • Brought ot West Coast and renamed Shelikof
  • Converted to crabber/tender by Tippett Brothers and documented as Husky (ON 586918), 1978
  • Currently active, owned by F/V Husky LLC, Shoreline, WA
    Specifications:
    Displacement 650 tons
    Length 132' 6"
    Beam 30'
    Draft 8' 10"
    Speed 10 kts.
    Cargo Capacity 250 tons
    Armament none
    Complement 11
    Propulsion
    one Union Diesel engine
    single propeller, 600shp
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    For Full Size Image    		 Size Image Description Contributed By
    YF-293 66k YF-293 launching at Erie Concrete & Steel Supply Co., Erie, PA., date unknown.
    Photo from Bowling Green University Historical Collection of the Great Lakes    		 Joe Radigan MACM USN Ret.
    YF-293 98k In service as FS 12 in the Hudson River, date unknown. Photo from Ted Stone Collection. George Schneider
    YF-293 150k As Husky, moored at Seattle, 01 September 2008. Photo copyright George Schneider George Schneider
    There is no DANFS history available for YF-293 at NavSource
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
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    Last Updated 12 April 2019