Vessel Profile

YHB-30 (US Navy)

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Story

This barge was built in 1944 by Sun Shipbuilding Co., Chester PA.

Owners & Masters

In 1944 she was owned by the United States Navy.

She was transferred to the United States Army.

In 1961-1963 she was owned by the Foss Launch & Tug Co., Seattle WA USA.

In 2022-2023 she was employed in Alaska.

Rebuilds

In 1945 she was cut in half at the Boston Navy Yard and her aft end retained.

References

Merchant Vessels of the United States (1963)

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