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YSD 74 is the Navy's only remaining seaplane wrecking derrick and is presently in use as a small floating crane at the Naval Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility at Pearl Harbor, Hi.
| General Characteristics: | Keel laid: May 1, 1943 |
| Launched: June 5, 1943 | |
| In Service: July 15, 1944 | |
| Builder: Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, Pearl Harbor, Hi. | |
| Propulsion: two Diesel engines, 640 shp | |
| Propellers: two | |
| Length: 104 feet (31.7 meters) | |
| Beam: 31.2 feet (9.5 meters) | |
| Draft: 4 feet (1.22 meters) | |
| Displacement: 240 tons light, 270 tons full load | |
| Lifting Capacity: 10 tons | |
| Speed: 6 knots | |
| Crew: 1 officer, 15 enlisted (when it actually served as seaplane wrecking derrick) | |
| Homeport: Pearl Harbor, Hi. |
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The photo below was taken by me and shows YSD 74 at Pearl Harbor, Hi., on March 20, 2010.
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The photos below were taken by Sebastian Thoma and show YSD 74 at Pearl Harbor, Hi., on March 18, 2022.
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