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YSD-10

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is left to right
American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal
Seaplane Wrecking Derrick:
  • Built by Charleston Navy Yard, Charleston, SC
  • Laid down, 15 May 1940
  • Launched, 15 August 1940
  • Completed as the steel-hulled Seaplane Wrecking Derrick YSD-10, 01 October 1940
  • Assigned to the 8th Naval District at NAS Pensacola
  • Reported to Pensacola for duty, 15 November 1940
  • Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
  • Sold to Dravo Corp., Pittsburgh, PA, renamed Dravo 45 (ON 286374), 1961
  • Later sold to Trinity Marine, Baton Rouge, LA, renamed PA 45
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown (documentation expired 31 March 1997)
    Specifications:
    Displacement 240 tons (lt) 270 tons (fl)
    Length 104' 0"
    Beam 31' 2"
    Draft 4' 0"
    Lifting Capacity 10 tons
    Accommodations
    Officers 1
    Enlisted 15
    Propulsion
    two Diesel engines, 400hp
    two propellers
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    YSD-10
    14581001    		 256k Article about the arrival of YSD-10 at Pensacola, from Pensacola News Journal, 24 November 1940. David Upton
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