File:Covered lighter, YF-273, in Elliot Bay, Washington - U.S. Coast Guard Buoy Tenders, 133' Class, U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 2100 Second Street Southwest, Washington, District of HAER DC-56-1.tif

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Covered lighter, YF-273, in Elliot Bay, Washington - U.S. Coast Guard Buoy Tenders, 133' Class, U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 2100 Second Street Southwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC
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Niagara Ship Building Corporation
Basalt Rock Co. Inc.
Erie Concrete and Steel Supply Company
US Coast Guard
Croteau, Todd, project manager
US Coast Guard, sponsor
Christianson, Justine, transmitter
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Covered lighter, YF-273, in Elliot Bay, Washington - U.S. Coast Guard Buoy Tenders, 133' Class, U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 2100 Second Street Southwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC
Depicted place District of Columbia; District of Columbia; Washington
Date Documentation compiled after 1968
Dimensions 4 x 5 in.
Current location
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
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HAER DC-56-1
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  • Significance: Following World War II, the U.S. Coast Guard sought additional vessels for its depleted fleet. Lacking an appropriation to construct tenders to its own specifications, the Coast Guard acquired eight Yard Freighters (or YFs)- covered lighters, self propelled-from the U.S. Navy, Part of the YF 257 class constructed in 1942-43, these yard lights provided logistical support to naval operations during World War II. Constructed by three different shipyards-Niagara Shipbuilding, Buffalo, New York; Basalt Rock Company, Napa, California; and Erie Concrete & Steel Supply Company, Erie, Pennsylvania-the vessels differed slightly in their finish....
  • Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N903
  • Survey number: HAER DC-56
  • Building/structure dates: 1942-1943 Initial Construction
Source https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/dc0987.photos.195228p
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Object location38° 53′ 42″ N, 77° 02′ 12.01″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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