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Built and delivered as YFN 306 during World War II, the covered lighter later had its superstructure removed and was reclassified YC 1678. As such, YC 1678 is one of the Navy's open lighters.
| General Characteristics: | Awarded: June 30, 1941 |
| Keel laid: February 7, 1942 | |
| Launched: March 12, 1942 | |
| Delivered: April 17, 1942 | |
| Builder: Dravo Corp., Wilmington, De. | |
| Length: 110 feet (33.53 meters) | |
| Beam: 34 feet (2.110.36 meters) | |
| Draft: 7 feet (2.1 meters) | |
| Displacement: 170 tons light, 670 tons full | |
| Homeport: East Coast |
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The photo below was taken by me and shows YC 1678 at the former Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, Philadelphia, Penn., on November 7, 2008.
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The photos below were taken by me and show YC 1678 at the former Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, Philadelphia, Penn., on October 26, 2010.
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