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Built in 1991, YD 247 was subsequently assigned to the Public Works Center in Norfolk, Va., but was placed out of service after only 9 years of service on February 23, 2000. YD 247 was sold on June 14, 2017.
| General Characteristics: | Awarded: September 1, 1988 |
| Delivered: April 1, 1991 | |
| Deactivated: February 23, 2000 | |
| Stricken: February 23, 2015 | |
| Builder: Dravo Corp., Wilmington, De. | |
| Length: 175 feet (53.34 meters) | |
| Beam: 75 feet (22.86 meters) | |
| Draft: 4 feet (1.2 meters) | |
| Displacement: 1,372 tons (light) | |
| Lifting Capacity: 100 tons |
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The photo below was taken by me and shows YD 247 laid up at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, Va., on October 27, 2010.
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