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US Army Debris Vessel M/V Raccoon
ex
YSD-14

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - American Defense Service Medal
Bottom Row - American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - National Defense Service Medal

YSD-11 Class Seaplane Wrecking Derrick:

Built by Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo CA

Laid down, 17 July 1940

Launched, 01 November 1940

Placed in service as Seaplane Wrecking Derrick YSD-14, 17 December 1940

Allocated to the 12th Naval District

Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown

Transferred to Army Corps of Engineers as debris boat, renamed Raccoon, 1960

Final disposition, Active, in service with Corps of Engineers, based at Sausalito, CA

Specifications:
Displacement 220 tons (lt) 270 tons (fl)
Length 104' 0"
Beam 31' 2"
Draft 4' 0"
Speed 10 knots

Derrick

one American Hoist & Derrick model 685 rotating crane

boom 54 ft.

lifting capacity 10 tons

Accommodations

Officers 1

Enlisted 15

Ship's Service Generators

one 30Kw Diesel Generator set

one 20Kw Diesel Generator set

Propulsion

two Superior model MRDB-8 200 HP Diesel engines

two propellers, 640shp

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description	Source
YSD-14
14581401	667k	YSD-14 off Mare Island, probably on shakedown trials prior to delivery, 12 December 1940. National Archives photos 19-N-23210-A, 19-N-23208-A and 19-N-23209-A	Dave Wright
14581402	834k
14581403	816k
USACE Raccoon
14581404	127k	Ex-YSD-14 in operation as USACE Raccoon, collecting debris on San Francisco Bay. The San Francisco District US Army Corps of Engineers has had her in service since 1960 in the SF Bay and Tributaries as a Hazard to Navigation Drift Collector. The bow was modified in 1962 to accommodate 3 new debris nets 20' wide that each can lift 18 tons of debris during patrols. It should be noted that the Raccoon's hull has been entirely replaced and is now on at least its fourth set of engines. The last shipyard modifications included adding Thordon Sealed shaft seals, new shafts, as well as many electrical and hydraulic upgrades. The Bucyrus Erie excavator is fixed to the vessel and has a newly rebuilt Pierce Pacific OR 3 stage knuckle boom crane that is designed with a tree and log handling grapple. Photos and comments contributed by Joseph P. McCormick, Master, Derrickboat Raccoon, Navigation & Structural Section, USACE-OR-O-NS	Joe McCormick
14581405	51k
14581406	211k
14581407	65k
14581408	65k
14581409	344k
14581411	316k	*Raccoon* moored at Sausalito, CA, 18 July 2009. Photo by "Dvortygirl" via Wikimedia Commons.	Robert Hurst
14581410	173k	*Raccoon* moored at the ACE docks, Sausalito, CA, 24 November 2017. Photo copyright George Schneider.	George Schneider