Search the Site with
|
YFN 1262 was one of the Navy's covered lighters. Stricken on June 16, 2013, the barge was sunk as a target on February 24, 2015.
General Characteristics: | Awarded: August 1, 1981 |
Delivered: June 1, 1982 | |
Stricken: June 16, 2013 | |
Builder: Steel Style Inc., Newburgh, NY. | |
Length: 110 feet (33.53 meters) | |
Beam: 30 feet (9.14 meters) | |
Draft: 8 feet (2.43 meters) | |
Displacement: 174 tons light, 699 tons full load |
YFN 1262 Image Gallery:
The photo below was taken by Michael Jenning and shows YFN 1262 laid up at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, Va., in October 2013.