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YF-292

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal
YF-269 Class Self-propelled Covered Lighter:
  • Laid down, date unknown, at Puget Sound
  • Launched, date unknown
  • Delivered and placed in service, date unknown, allocated to the 12th Naval District
  • Placed out of service, date unknown
  • Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
  • Sold, date unknown, for commercial service to Columbia Wards Fisheries, renamed MV Ocean Maid
  • Final Disposition, active in commercial service
    Specifications:
    Displacement 650 t.
    Length 132' 6"
    Beam 30'
    Draft 8' 10"
    Speed 10 kts.
    Cargo Capacity 250 t.
    Armament none
    Complement 11
    Propulsion
    dual counter-rotating six cylinder Union Diesel engines, direct drive
    two 42" propellers
    two 268A three cylinder Diesel engines driving either Westinghouse or Delco generators, 440V D.C.
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    YF-292 337k Ex-YF-292 in commercial service as the fishing boat tender MV Ocean Maid, moored at Ketchikan, AK., July 2009. Kyle Stubbs
    There is no DANFS history available for YF-292 at NavSource
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
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    Last Updated 7 January 2012