beerdragon54 Posted August 7, 2017 Share #1 Posted August 7, 2017 Bought this today and looking for any info. I haven't turned up anything really. It's approximately 8" across. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted August 7, 2017 Share #2 Posted August 7, 2017 I think this was for a U.S. Army Transportation vessel of some sort, haven't come up with a Y-41, but see these, so out there the Y-41 lurks. USAT Y-17 USAT Y-75 USAT Yarmouth USAT Yu Sang USAT Yucatan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ships_of_the_United_States_Army#Y Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beerdragon54 Posted August 7, 2017 Author Share #3 Posted August 7, 2017 Thank you. They can't be very common. I have yet to see an Army one, just Navy. Be cool if it was at Normandy!! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fstop61 Posted August 9, 2017 Share #4 Posted August 9, 2017 Great find-good luck with the research. Please keep us updated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hink441 Posted August 9, 2017 Share #5 Posted August 9, 2017 All I can find is that it was part of the Y class tankers used in WW2. I believe these were smaller coastal tankers. Commonly used to haul around high octane aviation fuel. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted August 9, 2017 Share #6 Posted August 9, 2017 Similar to USN YOG's, i.e. yard oilers (self propelled gasoline barges) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted August 9, 2017 Share #7 Posted August 9, 2017 U.S. Army Coastal Tankers (Y) Built During WWII Most recent update: October 5, 2011. A total of 112 coastal tankers, known as Y boats, were built for the U.S. Army by 8 small shipbuilders, notably Odenbach SB, in Rochester NY. All were of steel and were either 162 or 182 feet in length. After the war many were transferred to overseas owners and many became bunkering barges, both in the U.S. and overseas, but large numbers are unaccounted for. Shipbuilder Location Type # Design # Length (ft.) Tons Delivery Disposition Odenbach SB Rochester NY Y 41 294 182 630 Nov-43 Sold private 1946 as Sarah Pinser II Source http://shipbuildinghistory.com/smallships/armytankers.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
US82Bravo Posted August 9, 2017 Share #8 Posted August 9, 2017 And here is a link with some additional information and photos of a Y-Boat launching (Y-104) - http://www.dolomitegroup.com/about/history/shipbuilding Larry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beerdragon54 Posted August 10, 2017 Author Share #9 Posted August 10, 2017 Thanks to all. Very informative. I live 90 miles from Rochester where the ship was built. Not the most exciting of ships but a part of history none the less. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hink441 Posted August 10, 2017 Share #10 Posted August 10, 2017 Here is link to a 1945 Army report regarding the Army's ships. Go to page 116-123 for info on the Y class tankers. http://www.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a438107.pdf Here is a screen shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted August 10, 2017 Share #11 Posted August 10, 2017 You Can Ring That Bell Now...... Ding.....Ding.....Ding . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted August 10, 2017 Share #12 Posted August 10, 2017 Excellent work Savage and Hink. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fstop61 Posted August 23, 2017 Share #13 Posted August 23, 2017 Excellent work Savage and Hink. +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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