U.S. Navy Service Craft - Sayers, Ken W.

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Résumé :
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
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Biographie:
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....

Sommaire:
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....