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US Army Dredge Merritt
ex
 YSD-59

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 Charleston Navy Yard, Charleston, SC
  • Laid down, 05 June 1943
  • Launched, 31 July 1943
  • Completed as the steel-hull Seaplane Wrecking Derrick YSD-59, 03 January 1944
  • Allocated to the Sixth Naval District
  • Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
  • Transferred to Army, renamed Merritt, 18 August 1960
  • Converted to dredge, 1964
  • Final disposition, active
    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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    US Army M/V Merritt
    YSD-67
    14585904    		 303k Merritt clears shoals from the federal channel at Rodanthe after Hurricane Irene hit coastal North Carolina in late August 2011.
    USACE photo by Hank Heusinkveld    		 Stan Svec
    YSD-14
    14585901    		 507k Three views of Army dredge Merritt arriving at the Memphis District's Ensley Engineer Yard for a major refit to extend her service life, 02 November 2017.
    Defense Department photos 171102-A-YI354-004, 171102-A-YI354-003 and 171102-A-YI354-002     		Dave Wright
    YSD-14
    14585902    		 530k
    YSD-14
    14585903    		 615k
    YSD-67
    14585905    		 203k Merritt underway, date and location unknown.
    Photo by John Skelson via flickriver.com    		 John Spivey
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