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U.S. Navy Service Craft - A History and Directory from World War I to Today

English · Paperback / Softback

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"Although little known and mostly anonymous, members of the "Dungaree Navy" are essential contributors to the operations, maintenance and readiness of the U.S. battle force. They include a variety of tugboats, barges, floating dry docks, lighters and scores of other "blue collar" vessels such as range tenders, floating derricks and ferries. These behind-the-scenes workhorses of the Navy are collectively known as "service craft." With more than 500 photos, this unique book provides the histories and discusses the operations and characteristics of more than 4,000 ships, boats and other craft in some 140 classifications and types that have served in the Navy as utility vessels from World War I to today. This comprehensive work includes such rare listings as drone aircraft catapult ships, light salvage lift craft and radiological repair barges. In addition, readers will discover a virtual flotilla of houseboats, dredges, torpedo trials craft and many other unsung ships and boats."--

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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments deleteix

Preface

Glossary of Abbreviations and Special Terms

Introduction

1-Harbor Tugs11

Section 1. Yard Motor Tugs (YMT)�

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

Section 3. Large Harbor Tugs (YTB)�

Section 4. Small Harbor Tugs (YTL)�2

Section 5. Medium Harbor Tugs (YTM)�2

2-Oil and Water Barges

Section 1. 璖elf-Propelled Fuel Oil Barges (YO)�1

Section 2. 璖elf-Propelled Gasoline Barges (YOG)�9

Section 3. 璑on-Self-Propelled Gasoline Barges (YOGL)�5

Section 4. 璑on-Self-Propelled Gasoline Barges (YOG/YOGN)�5

Section 5. 璑on-Self-Propelled Fuel Barges (YO/YON)�9

Section 6. 璑on-Self-Propelled Oil Storage Barges (YOS)�4

Section 7. 璖elf-Propelled Water Barges (YW)�7

Section 8. 璑on-Self-Propelled Water Barges (YW/YWN)�3

3-ç’–elf-Propelled Lighters and Barges

Section 1. 璖elf-Propelled Covered Lighters (YF)�7

Section 2. 璖elf-Propelled Refrigerated Covered Lighters (YFR)�2

Section 3. Range Tenders (YFRT)�2

Section 4. Harbor Utility Craft (YFU)�3

Section 5. 璖elf-Propelled Garbage Lighters (YG)�4

Section 6. 璑on-Self-Propelled Garbage Lighters (YGN)�0

4�-璑on-Self-Propelled Lighters and Barges

Section 1. Ash Lighters (YA)�2

Section 2. Coal Barges (YC)�3

Section 3. Open Lighters (YC)�1

Section 4. Fueling Barges (YCD)�6

Section 5. Car Floats (YCF)�7

Section 6. Open Cargo Lighters (YCK)�0

Section 7. Aircraft Transportation Lighters (YCV)�0

Section 8. Ammunition Lighters (YE)�1

Section 9. Covered and Open Lighters (YF)/(YFN)�2

Section 10. Large Covered Lighters (YFNB)�3

Section 11. Dry Dock Companion Craft (YFND)�6

Section 12. Special Purpose Covered Lighter (YFNG)�7

Section 13. Special Purpose Lighters (YFNX)�7

Section 14. Torpedo Transportation Lighters (YFT)�9

Section 15. Stevedoring Barges (YS)�0

Section 16. Sludge Removal Barges (YSR)�0

5�-Other 璖elf-Propelled Craft

Section 1. Miscellaneous Auxiliary Craft (YAG)�4

Section 2. Ocean Station Radar Picket Ships (YAGR)/Radar Picket Ships (AGR)�3

Section 3. Degaussing Vessels (YDG)�5

Section 4. Diving Tenders (YDT)�8

Section 5. Ferry Boats and Launches (YFB)�1

Section 6. Ambulance Boats (YH)�2

Section 7. House Boats (YHB)�4

Section 8. Salvage Lift Craft (YLC)�8

Section 9. Light Salvage Lift Craft (YLLC)�8

Section 10. Dredges (YM)�9

Section 11. Motor Mine Planters (YMP)�4

Section 12. Net Tenders (YN)�4

Section 13. Net Tender Tugs (YNT)�7

Section 14. District Patrol Vessels/Patrol Craft/Seamanship Training Craft/Training Patrol Craft (YP)�9

Section 15. Seaplane Wrecking Derricks (YSD)�3

Section 16. Torpedo Testing Barges/Torpedo Trials Craft (YTT)�9

Section 17. Seaplane Barges/Drone Aircraft Catapult Control Craft (YV)�1

Section 18. Miscellaneous Unclassified Craft (YX)�3

6-Other ç’‘on-Self-Propelled Craft

Section 1. Floating Derricks/Floating Cranes (YD)�8

Section 2. Diving Tenders (YDT)�1

Section 3. Floating Power Barges (YFP)�1

Section 4. Heavy Salvage Lifting Craft (YHLC)�3

Section 5. Mud Scows (YMD)�4

Section 6. Medium Salvage Lifting Craft (YMLC)�4

Section 7. Gate Vessels (YNg)/Gate Craft (YNG)�6

Section 8. Floating Pile Drivers (YPD)�9

Section 9. Floating Workshops (YR)�1

Section 10. Repair and Berthing Barges (YRB)�6

Section 11. Repair, Berthing and Messing Barges (YRBM)�8

Section 12. Large Repair, Berthing and Messing Barges (YRBML)/(YRBL)�1

Section 13. Floating Dry Dock Workshops-Hull (YRDH)�2

Section 14. Floating Dry Dock Workshops-Machinery (YRDM)�2

Section 15. Radiological Repair Barges (YRR)�4

Section 16. Salvage Craft Tenders (YRST)�4

7-Miscellaneous Yard and District Craft

Bow Docks (YBD)�7

Yard Diving Boats (YDB)�7

Covered Lighter (YFL)�7

YFO 5�7

Refrigerated Covered Lighters (YFRN)�7

Heating Scows (YHT)�8

Open Landing Lighter (YLA)�8

璝MN-1�8

Auxiliary Motor Minesweepers (YMS)�8

Coastal Tankers (YOL)�9

Pontoon Stowage Barges/Pontoon Storage District Barges (YPK)�9

Submarine Rescue Chambers (YRC)�9

Repair Covered Lighters (YRL)�0

Stowage Pontoons/Salvage Pontoons (YSP)�0

YTLX 318�1

Catapult Lighter (YVC)�1

璑on-Self-Propelled Water Distilling Barge (YWDN)�2

8-Floating Dry Docks (YFD)

9�-Other Miscellaneous Service Craft, Boats and Ships

Crane Ship (AB)�1

Presidential Yachts (AG)�1

Deep Submergence Support Ships (AGDS)�2

Research Submarines (AGSS)�2

Barracks Craft (APL)�2

Berthing Barges (APL)/Auxiliary Personnel Lighters (APL)/Small Auxiliary Personnel Lighters (APL[S])�3

Advanced SEAL Delivery System (ASDS)�3

Auxiliary Swimmer Delivery Vessels (ASDV)�4

Catapult Lighter (AVC)�4

Dry Deck Shelters (DDS)�4

Drone Recovery Craft (DR 1)�5

Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicles (DSRV)�5

Deep Submergence Vehicles (DSV)�6

Miscellaneous Unclassified Vessels (IX)�7

Large Scale Vehicles (LSV)�7

Inshore Minesweeper (MSI)/Research Vessels�8

Research Submersible (璑R-1)�9

Patrol Gunboats (PG)/Research Craft�9

Research Support Boat/Range Support Boat (璕SB-1)�0

璖elf-Defense Test Ships (SDTS)�0

SEAL Delivery Vehicles (SDV)�1

Surface Effects Ships (SES)�2

Target and Training Submarines (SST)�2

Range Support Ship/Hull Form Research Ship/SWATH Research Craft�3

Oil Ship Waste 璒ff-Loading Barge (SWOB)�3

Midget Submarine (X)�4

10-Various Vessels in Service and Support Roles

Acoustic Research Craft�5

Aerial Target Launch Ship (ATLS)�5

USS Arizona Memorial Ferry Boats�6

Barrier Boats�6

Catamaran Ferry�7

Construction Platform�8

Fast Sea Frame Ship (FSF)/Sea Fighter�8

Floating Instrumentation Platform (FLIP)�9

Hull Form Research Ship/Sea Slice�9

Minelaying Practice Craft�0

Mini Tugboats�0

Missile Retrievers�1

Mobile Ship Target/MST�2

璓atrol-Escort Craft�2

Propulsion Trials Craft/Jupiter II�3

Rescue Support Vessel/HOS Dominator�3

Salvage Tender/Keywadin�3

Salvage Training Hulks�4

Sonobuoy Trials Craft�4

Space Booster Recovery Ship/Independence�5

Submarine Escort Ships (ç’—-AGSE)�5

Submarine Targets/WSTTT & MASTT�6

Submersible Support Craft and Ships�6

Test Craft/Hiddensee�8

Torpedo and Decoy Retriever/Rangemaster�8

Torpedo/Weapon Retrievers�8

Trials Support Craft�1

Chapter Notes

Bibliography

Index


About the author










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.

Product details

Authors Ken W. Sayers
Publisher Mcfarland & Co Inc
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback / Softback
Released 03.04.2025
 
EAN 9781476690063
ISBN 978-1-4766-9006-3
No. of pages 196
Dimensions 216 mm x 279 mm x 10 mm
Subjects Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous
Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration

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