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YG-9
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 Garbage Lighter No. 9 (1918 - 1920)

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

World War I Victory Medal
Wood-hulled Garbage Lighter (Non Self-propelled):
  • Built by New York Navy Yard, Brooklyn, NY
  • Laid down, date unknown
  • Launched, date unknown
  • Completed as Garbage Lighter No. 9, 1918
  • Assigned to Third Naval District at New York, 1918-1933
  • Designated Garbage Lighter YG-9, 17 July 1920
  • Surveyed, 18 May 1933
  • Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
  • Sold, 19 December 1933
    Specifications:
    Material wood hull, 8-pocket side-dumping scow
    Displacement unknown
    Length 110' 0"
    Beam 29' 0"
    Draft unknown
    Speed unknown
    Complement unknown
    Armament none
    Capacity 11,000 cubic feet
    Propulsion none
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    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
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