Please report any broken links or trouble you might come across to the Webmaster. Please take a moment to let us know so that we can correct any problems and make your visit as enjoyable and as informative as possible.

NavSource Online: Service Ship Photo Archive

YG-49

YG-22 Class Garbage Lighter (Self-propelled):
  • Built by Bethlehem Steel, San Francisco, CA (YN 5438)
  • Laid down, 03 July 1945
  • Launched, 24 October 1945
  • Completed as YG-49, 12 June 1946
  • Placed out of service in reserve in Twelfth Naval District, May 1947
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 01 August 1974
  • Final disposition, sunk as target, April 1975
    Specifications:
    Displacement 313 tons
    Length 118' 9"
    Beam 27' 7"
    Draft unknown
    Speed unknown
    Complement unknown
    Armament none
    Propulsion
    one Atlas direct-drive Diesel engine
    single propeller 240shp
    Click On Image
    For Full Size Image    		Size Image Description Source
    There are no images of YG-49 available at NavSource
    There is no DANFS history record for YG-49 available at NavSource
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
    Back To The Navsource Photo Archives Main Page Back To The Yard and District Craft Photo Index Back To The Garbage Lighter Photo Index
    Comments, Suggestions, E-mail Webmaster.
    This page is created and maintained by David L. Wright
    All pages copyright NavSource Naval History
    Last Updated 18 March 2018