Ken W. Sayers is a former naval officer who served on board a Pacific Fleet destroyer escort and in the Pentagon on the staff of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs). An IBM veteran, he lives in Ridgefield, Connecticut.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments deleteix

Preface

Glossary of Abbreviations and Special Terms

Introduction

1-Harbor Tugs11

Section 1. Yard Motor Tugs (YMT)11

Section 2. District Tugs/Harbor Tugs (YT)16

Section 3. Large Harbor Tugs (YTB)63

Section 4. Small Harbor Tugs (YTL)102

Section 5. Medium Harbor Tugs (YTM)112

2-Oil and Water Barges

Section 1. ­Self-Propelled Fuel Oil Barges (YO)121

Section 2. ­Self-Propelled Gasoline Barges (YOG)139

Section 3. ­Non-Self-Propelled Gasoline Barges (YOGL)145

Section 4. ­Non-Self-Propelled Gasoline Barges (YOG/YOGN)145

Section 5. ­Non-Self-Propelled Fuel Barges (YO/YON)149

Section 6. ­Non-Self-Propelled Oil Storage Barges (YOS)154

Section 7. ­Self-Propelled Water Barges (YW)157

Section 8. ­Non-Self-Propelled Water Barges (YW/YWN)163

3-­Self-Propelled Lighters and Barges

Section 1. ­Self-Propelled Covered Lighters (YF)167

Section 2. ­Self-Propelled Refrigerated Covered Lighters (YFR)182

Section 3. Range Tenders (YFRT)182

Section 4. Harbor Utility Craft (YFU)183

Section 5. ­Self-Propelled Garbage Lighters (YG)194

Section 6. ­Non-Self-Propelled Garbage Lighters (YGN)200

4­-­Non-Self-Propelled Lighters and Barges

Section 1. Ash Lighters (YA)202

Section 2. Coal Barges (YC)203

Section 3. Open Lighters (YC)211

Section 4. Fueling Barges (YCD)226

Section 5. Car Floats (YCF)227

Section 6. Open Cargo Lighters (YCK)230

Section 7. Aircraft Transportation Lighters (YCV)230

Section 8. Ammunition Lighters (YE)231

Section 9. Covered and Open Lighters (YF)/(YFN)232

Section 10. Large Covered Lighters (YFNB)243

Section 11. Dry Dock Companion Craft (YFND)246

Section 12. Special Purpose Covered Lighter (YFNG)247

Section 13. Special Purpose Lighters (YFNX)247

Section 14. Torpedo Transportation Lighters (YFT)249

Section 15. Stevedoring Barges (YS)250

Section 16. Sludge Removal Barges (YSR)250

5­-Other ­Self-Propelled Craft

Section 1. Miscellaneous Auxiliary Craft (YAG)254

Section 2. Ocean Station Radar Picket Ships (YAGR)/Radar Picket Ships (AGR)263

Section 3. Degaussing Vessels (YDG)265

Section 4. Diving Tenders (YDT)268

Section 5. Ferry Boats and Launches (YFB)271

Section 6. Ambulance Boats (YH)282

Section 7. House Boats (YHB)284

Section 8. Salvage Lift Craft (YLC)288

Section 9. Light Salvage Lift Craft (YLLC)288

Section 10. Dredges (YM)289

Section 11. Motor Mine Planters (YMP)294

Section 12. Net Tenders (YN)294

Section 13. Net Tender Tugs (YNT)297

Section 14. District Patrol Vessels/Patrol Craft/Seamanship Training Craft/Training Patrol Craft (YP)299

Section 15. Seaplane Wrecking Derricks (YSD)303

Section 16. Torpedo Testing Barges/Torpedo Trials Craft (YTT)309

Section 17. Seaplane Barges/Drone Aircraft Catapult Control Craft (YV)311

Section 18. Miscellaneous Unclassified Craft (YX)313

6-Other ­Non-Self-Propelled Craft

Section 1. Floating Derricks/Floating Cranes (YD)318

Section 2. Diving Tenders (YDT)331

Section 3. Floating Power Barges (YFP)331

Section 4. Heavy Salvage Lifting Craft (YHLC)333

Section 5. Mud Scows (YMD)334

Section 6. Medium Salvage Lifting Craft (YMLC)334

Section 7. Gate Vessels (YNg)/Gate Craft (YNG)336

Section 8. Floating Pile Drivers (YPD)339

Section 9. Floating Workshops (YR)341

Section 10. Repair and Berthing Barges (YRB)346

Section 11. Repair, Berthing and Messing Barges (YRBM)348

Section 12. Large Repair, Berthing and Messing Barges (YRBML)/(YRBL)351

Section 13. Floating Dry Dock Workshops-Hull (YRDH)352

Section 14. Floating Dry Dock Workshops-Machinery (YRDM)352

Section 15. Radiological Repair Barges (YRR)354

Section 16. Salvage Craft Tenders (YRST)354

7-Miscellaneous Yard and District Craft

Bow Docks (YBD)357

Yard Diving Boats (YDB)357

Covered Lighter (YFL)357

YFO 5357

Refrigerated Covered Lighters (YFRN)357

Heating Scows (YHT)358

Open Landing Lighter (YLA)358

­YMN-1358

Auxiliary Motor Minesweepers (YMS)358

Coastal Tankers (YOL)359

Pontoon Stowage Barges/Pontoon Storage District Barges (YPK)359

Submarine Rescue Chambers (YRC)359

Repair Covered Lighters (YRL)360

Stowage Pontoons/Salvage Pontoons (YSP)360

YTLX 318361

Catapult Lighter (YVC)361

­Non-Self-Propelled Water Distilling Barge (YWDN)362

8-Floating Dry Docks (YFD)

9­-Other Miscellaneous Service Craft, Boats and Ships

Crane Ship (AB)371

Presidential Yachts (AG)371

Deep Submergence Support Ships (AGDS)372

Research Submarines (AGSS)372

Barracks Craft (APL)372

Berthing Barges (APL)/Auxiliary Personnel Lighters (APL)/Small Auxiliary Personnel Lighters (APL[S])373

Advanced SEAL Delivery System (ASDS)373

Auxiliary Swimmer Delivery Vessels (ASDV)374

Catapult Lighter (AVC)374

Dry Deck Shelters (DDS)374

Drone Recovery Craft (DR 1)375

Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicles (DSRV)375

Deep Submergence Vehicles (DSV)376

Miscellaneous Unclassified Vessels (IX)377

Large Scale Vehicles (LSV)377

Inshore Minesweeper (MSI)/Research Vessels378

Research Submersible (­NR-1)379

Patrol Gunboats (PG)/Research Craft379

Research Support Boat/Range Support Boat (­RSB-1)380

­Self-Defense Test Ships (SDTS)380

SEAL Delivery Vehicles (SDV)381

Surface Effects Ships (SES)382

Target and Training Submarines (SST)382

Range Support Ship/Hull Form Research Ship/SWATH Research Craft383

Oil Ship Waste ­Off-Loading Barge (SWOB)383

Midget Submarine (X)384

10-Various Vessels in Service and Support Roles

Acoustic Research Craft385

Aerial Target Launch Ship (ATLS)385

USS Arizona Memorial Ferry Boats386

Barrier Boats386

Catamaran Ferry387

Construction Platform388

Fast Sea Frame Ship (FSF)/Sea Fighter388

Floating Instrumentation Platform (FLIP)389

Hull Form Research Ship/Sea Slice389

Minelaying Practice Craft390

Mini Tugboats390

Missile Retrievers391

Mobile Ship Target/MST392

­Patrol-Escort Craft392

Propulsion Trials Craft/Jupiter II393

Rescue Support Vessel/HOS Dominator393

Salvage Tender/Keywadin393

Salvage Training Hulks394

Sonobuoy Trials Craft394

Space Booster Recovery Ship/Independence395

Submarine Escort Ships (­T-AGSE)395

Submarine Targets/WSTTT & MASTT396

Submersible Support Craft and Ships396

Test Craft/Hiddensee398

Torpedo and Decoy Retriever/Rangemaster398

Torpedo/Weapon Retrievers398

Trials Support Craft401

Chapter Notes

Bibliography

Index