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YF-874


International Radio Call Sign:
November - Hotel - Romeo - India
 NHRI
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - National Defense Service Medal
YF-852 Class Self-propelled Covered Lighter:
  • Laid down, date unknown, by American Bridge, Ambridge, PA..
  • Launched, date unknown
  • Delivered, date unknown
  • Placed in service in 1944 as YF-874
  • Placed out of service, date unknown
  • Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
  • Sold by Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS) by Exchange/Sale for scrapping, 1 August 1974
  • Acquired by Coastal Towing, Vancouver, British Columbia in the mid-1970s, converted to a coastal freighter, renamed MV Tyee Princess
  • Donated to Marine Heritage Society of Vancouver, B.C. by Coastal Towing, date unknown
  • Current Disposition moored at Marine Heritage Park, Britannia Beach, B.C., as of October 2007
    Specifications:
    Displacement 300 t.(lt) 650 t.(fl)
    Length 133'
    Beam 30'
    Draft 9' (max)
    Speed 10 kts.
    Armament none
    Complement 1 officer 10 enlisted
    Propulsion diesel, twin screws
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    YF-875 559k MV Tyee Princess (ex-YF-874) moored alongside the rusted hulk of YF-875 at Marine Heritage Park, Britannia Beach, British Columbia, 26 September 2004 Barry Gerrard
    YF-875 474k MV Tyee Princess (ex-YF-874) moored alongside the rusted hulk of YF-875 at Marine Heritage Park, Britannia Beach, British Columbia, 26 September 2004 Barry Gerrard
    There is DANFS history available for YF-874 at NavSource
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
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    Last Updated 26 October 2007