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Discovery Bay (YTT-11)


International Radio Call Sign:
November - Delta - Oscar - Zulu
NDOZ
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

National Defense Service Medal

Cape Flattery Class Torpedo Trial Craft:
  • Built by McDermott Shipyards, Amelia, LA (YN 286)
  • Contract awarded, 31 March 1988
  • Laid down, 03 April 1989
  • Launched, 22 February 1990
  • Delivered, 30 May 1992
  • Placed in service as Discovery Bay (YTT-11), 14 April 1994
  • Active, in service at Naval Undersea Warfare Center Div., Keyport, WA
    Specifications:
    Displacement 1168 tons (fl)
    Length 186'
    Beam 40'
    Draft 11' (max.)
    Speed unknown
    Complement unknown
    Armament none
    Propulsion
    one Cummins KTA 50 turbocharged diesel
    one shaft, 1250bhp
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    Discovery Bay 89k Starboard broadside view of Discovery Bay (YTT-11) underway in the Hood Canal near Point Herron, WA., 19 February 2004.
    US Navy photo # 040219-N-0000L034 by Ray F. Longaker Jr, USN (RET)
    Defense Visual Information Center
    Discovery Bay 122k Discovery Bay (YTT-11) in drydock at Dakota Creek Industries, Anacortes, WA, 08 August 2009.
    Photo copyright Rick Schlamp
    Dave Wright
    Discovery Bay 646k Discovery Bay (YTT-11) moored at Canadian Forces Maritime Experimental and Test Ranges (CFMETR) Nanoose, Nanoose Bay, British Columbia, 19 September 2015.
    Photo by Andrew Lester, via shipspotting.com
    Dave Wright

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    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S, Navy Memorial Foundation

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