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YSD-70

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, 27 December 1943

Launched, 22 January 1944

Completed as the steel-hull Seaplane Wrecking Derrick YSD-70, 25 May 1944

Placed in service at Charleston Navy Yard, 27 May 1944

Allocated to the 4th Naval District at NAS Cape May

Placed in service as YSD-70, date and location unknown

Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown

For disposal, 17 August 1960

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

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

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description		Source
YSD-70
14587001	109k	YSD-70 at Cape May, NJ 06 January 1946, apparently in use as a makeshift buoy tender. Note the two four-stack APDs nested in the background, and the naval aviation insignia on the YSD's crane. Photo by Ted Stone.		George Schneider

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