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YC-1479

YC-775
Type:
artificial reef, barge
Built:
1953, Avondale Shipyards, New Orleans LA, as BCL-1103
Specs:
( 110 x 34 ft ) 144 tons
Sunk:
Friday Oct 20, 2000 - Delaware #11 Artificial Reef
GPS:
38°40.540' -74°43.957'

The Navy had a huge number of 110-foot 144-ton barges like this. The C originally stood for "coal", but as coal went out of use, these barges were used for other purposes.

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