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YFT
Torpedo Transportation Lighter


YFT-1, steel-hull open lighter ex-YC-753. Built by DeKom Shipbuilding, Brooklyn, NY.
Laid down, 31 January 1942
Launched, 15 April 1942
Completed, 01 August 1942
Converted at Norfolk, 1942
Placed in reserve, Potomac River Naval Command, May 1947
Struck from Naval Register, date unknown
Final disposition, fate unknown
Displacement, unknown; Length, 110'; Breadth 34'
YFT-2, steel-hull open lighter ex-YC-709. Built by Dravo Corporation, Wilmington, DE.
Authorized, 16 September 1940
Laid down, 06 February 1941
Launched, 12 March 1941
Completed, 21 March 1941
Converted at Norfolk, 1942
Placed in reserve, Potomac River Naval Command, May 1947
Later reverted to YC-709
Struck from Naval Register, 13 March 2001
Final disposition, sunk as target, 18 September 2003
Displacement, unknown; Length, 110'; Breadth 34'
YFT-3, wood-hull open lighter. Built by Donovan Contracting, Shelburne, VT.
Laid down, 07 September 1942
Launched, 12 October 1942
Completed, 29 December 1942
Placed in reserve, First Naval District, May 1946
Struck from Naval Register, date unknown
Registered to Bernstein & Jacobson, Inc., Portland, ME, as freight barge Harry J (ON 288900), 1962
Later registered to Richard F. Wakefield, Portland, ME
Final disposition, out of documentation, 1977
Displacement, unknown; Length, 80'; Breadth 30'
YFT-4, wood-hull open lighter. Built by Donovan Contracting, Shelburne, VT.
Laid down, 07 September 1942
Launched, 23 October 1942
Completed, 29 December 1942
Placed in reserve, First Naval District, May 1946
Struck from Naval Register, date unknown
Final disposition, fate unknown
Displacement, unknown; Length, 80'; Breadth 30'
YFT-5, wood-hull open lighter. Built by Donovan Contracting, Shelburne, VT.
Laid down, 07 September 1942
Launched, 04 November 1942
Completed, 29 December 1942
Placed in reserve, First Naval District, May 1946
Struck from Naval Register, date unknown
Final disposition, fate unknown
Displacement, unknown; Length, 80'; Breadth 30'
YFT-6, steel-hull covered lighter ex-YF-462. Built by Portland Shipbuilding Co., Portland, OR.
Authorized, 16 September 1940
Laid down, 07 December 1942
Launched, 31 December 1942
Completed, 31 December 1942
Reclassed YFT, 20 February 1946
Struck from Naval Register, date unknown
To Maritime Commission for disposal, 02 May 1947
Final disposition, fate unknown
Displacement, unknown; Length, 110'; Breadth 30'

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