Sea Transporter YF-879
- Type:
- artificial reef, trawler, USA
- Specs:
- ( 135 x 32 ft )
- Built:
- 1945, American Bridge, Ambridge PA, as YF-879
- Sponsor:
- Cape May County Party & Charter Boat Association, Atlantic Cape Fisheries, Artificial Reef Association
- Sunk:
- Friday August 21, 1992 - Cape May Artificial Reef
- GPS:
- 38°53.118' -74°40.190'
- Depth:
- 70 ft
YF-879 was sold by the Navy in 1974. At one point Sea Transporter was used as a marine survey ship, home-ported at Port Arthur Texas. A government study in the Gulf of Mexico published in 1979 is the source of the picture above. For the survey, the vessel was equipped with side-scan sonar and underwater video cameras.
The only other picture I ever had is this tiny thumbnail: (blown-up here)
YF-852 Class Covered Lighter (Self-propelled)
- Displacement: 300 t.(lt) 650 t.(fl)
- Length: 133'
- Beam: 30'
- Draft: 9'
- Speed: 10 kts
- Armament: none
- Complement: one officer, ten enlisted
- Propulsion: 2x 500hp diesel, twin screws
A large number of these small freighters were built during World War II, with slight variations to the design. The Sea Transporter appears to be a later variant. Exactly how it was modified for fishing is unclear. Length sometimes given as 125 feet.
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