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YSD-57
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons
Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal
YSD-11 Class Seaplane Wrecking Derrick:
Built by American Boiler Works, Erie, PA
Laid down, 17 April 1943
Launched, 02 October 1943
Completed as the steel-hull Seaplane Wrecking Derrick YSD-57, 10 October 1944
Initially allocated to the 1st Naval District
Travelled to West Coast via Panama Canal aboard ARDC-4, January - February 1945
Struck from the Naval Register, 01 December 1970
Sold for scrap at Long Beach, CA, 30 June 1971
Final Disposition, fate unknown
Specifications:
Displacement 220 tons (lt) 270 tons (fl)
Length 104' 0"
Beam 31' 2"
Draft 4' 0"
Speed 10 knots
Derrick
one American Hoist & Derrick model 685 rotating crane
boom 54 ft.
lifting capacity 10 tons
powered by a 6-cylinder Cummins Diesel
Accommodations
Officers 1
Enlisted 15
Ship's Service Generators
one 30Kw Diesel Generator set
one 20Kw Diesel Generator set
Propulsion
two Superior model MRDB-8 200 HP Diesel engines
two propellers, 640shp
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Last Updated 23 August 2020