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YG-50

YG-22 Class Garbage Lighter (Self-propelled):

Built by Bethlehem Steel, San Francisco, CA (YN 5439)

Laid down, 03 July 1945

Launched, 24 October 1945

Placed in service as YG-50, 21 June 1946

Assigned to Eleventh Naval District at San Diego

Struck from the Naval Register, 01 April 1974

Offered for sale at San Diego, 05 September 1974

Again offered for sale, 06 February 1975

Registered as recreational vessel Y G (ON 569800), 1975

Registered to Marine Research Corp., Seattle, WA, as commerical fishing vessel Phoenix, 1978

Later renamed Clearwater Osprey, date unknown

Later renamed Phoenix, date unknown

Final disposition, out of documentation 1993 (possibly lost off Umnak Island, Alaska, 12 April 1993)

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
	70k	Bow shot of YG-50, date and location unknown. Photo from Ted Stone collection.		George Schneider
	72k	Port profile view of YG-50, date and location unknown. Photo from Ted Stone collection.		George Schneider

There is no DANFS history record for YG-50 available at NavSource

Crew Contact And Reunion Information
U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log

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