Garbage Scows and Similar Vessels
(YA, YG, YGN, YMD, YSR)
Most recent update: January 9, 2012.
These barges all handled waste of different types. There are many gaps in the data.
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Builder | Location | LOA | Tons | Built | Notes | |
Ash Lighters (YA) | ||||||
YA-1 | ||||||
YA-2 | ||||||
YA-3 | 24 | acquired 1898 | ||||
YA-4 | ||||||
YA-5 | ||||||
YA-6 | 35 | acquired 1901, destroyed 1921 | ||||
YA-7 | ||||||
YA-8 | 34 | |||||
YA-9 | Pensacola FL | 47 | 1899 | |||
YA-10 | 37 | acquired 1904 | ||||
YA-11 | Pensacola NSY | Pensacola FL | 110 | 1908 | ||
YA-12 | ||||||
YA-13 | Boston NSY | Charlestown MA | 50 | 30 | 1906 | sold 1945 |
YA-14 | Boston NSY | Charlestown MA | 50 | 30 | 1906 | |
YA-15 | ||||||
YA-16 | Norfolk NSY | Portsmouth VA | 50 | 30 | 1906 | |
YA-17 | ||||||
YA-18 | 100 | later YE-14 | ||||
YA-19 | Pensacola NSY | Pensacola FL | 50 | 30 | 1908 | |
YA-20 | ||||||
YA-21 | Cavite NS | Cavite PI | 60 | 1908 | ||
YA-22 | Norfolk NSY | Portsmouth VA | 50 | 30 | 1908 | |
YA-23 | Mare Island NSY | Vallejo CA | 50 | 30 | 1908 | |
YA-24 | Mare Island NSY | Vallejo CA | 50 | 30 | 1908 | lost at sea |
YA-25 | Guantanamo NS | Guantanamo CU | 40 | 1909 | ||
YA-26 | Guantanamo NS | Guantanamo CU | 40 | 1909 | ||
YA-27 | Guantanamo NS | Guantanamo CU | 40 | 1909 | ||
YA-28 | Guantanamo NS | Guantanamo CU | 40 | 1909 | ||
YA-29 | Charleston NSY | Charleston SC | 50 | 30 | 1910 | destroyed 1947 |
YA-30 | Mare Island NSY | Vallejo CA | 50 | 30 | 1910 | |
YA-31 | Mare Island NSY | Vallejo CA | 50 | 30 | 1910 | destroyed 1946 |
YA-32 | Mare Island NSY | Vallejo CA | 50 | 30 | 1910 | |
YA-33 | Norfolk NSY | Portsmouth VA | 36 | 1910 | ||
YA-34 | Puget Sound NSY | Bremerton WA | 24 | 1904 | ||
YA-35 | Puget Sound NSY | Bremerton WA | 24 | 1907 | ||
YA-36 | Puget Sound NSY | Bremerton WA | 24 | 1907 | ||
YA-37 | Cavite NS | Cavite PI | 60 | 1910 | sold 1918 | |
YA-38 | Mare Island NSY | Vallejo CA | 50 | 1910 | ||
YA-39 | Mare Island NSY | Vallejo CA | 32 | 1910 | sold 1921 | |
YA-40 | Philadelphia NSY | Philadelphia PA | 36 | 1912 | ||
YA-41 | Philadelphia NSY | Philadelphia PA | 36 | 1912 | ||
YA-42 | Mare Island NSY | Vallejo CA | 50 | 30 | 1915 | |
YA-43 | ||||||
YA-44 | ||||||
YA-45 | Norfolk NSY | Portsmouth VA | 36 | 1915 | ||
YA-46 | Mare Island NSY | Vallejo CA | 50 | 30 | 1916 | ex-YF-26, sold 1947 |
YA-47 | 51 | |||||
YA-48 | Pearl Harbor NSY | Honolulu HI | 45 | 1917 | ||
YA-49 | Pearl Harbor NSY | Honolulu HI | 45 | 1917 | ||
YA-50 | ||||||
YA-51 | ||||||
YA-52 | Cavite NS | Cavite PI | 50 | 30 | 1920 | lost 1942 |
YA-53 | 3,260 | ex-Scow 6, acquired 1918 | ||||
YA-54 | 3,260 | ex-Scow 10, acquired 1918 | ||||
YA-55 | 3,260 | ex-Scow 25, acquired 1918 | ||||
YA-56 | 3,260 | ex-Scow 26, acquired 1918 | ||||
YA-57 | 3,260 | ex-Scow 31, acquired 1918 | ||||
YA-58 | 3,260 | ex-Scow 30, acquired 1918 | ||||
YA-59 | Cavite NS | Cavite PI | 50 | 30 | 1920 | lost 1942 |
YA-60 | ||||||
YA-61 | ||||||
YA-62 | 30 | 20 | 1920 | disposed-of 1945 | ||
YA-63 | ||||||
YA-64 | Norfolk NSY | Portsmouth VA | 36 | 20 | 1924 | equipment 1948 |
YA-65 | 50 | 30 | 1929 | lost 1942 | ||
YA-66 | Pearl Harbor NSY | Honolulu HI | 50 | 30 | 1931 | equipment 1948 |
YA-67 | cancelled | |||||
YA-68 | Norfolk NSY | Portsmouth VA | 50 | 30 | 1934 | equipment 1948 |
Garbage Scows (YG, YGN) | ||||||
YG-1 | 110 | 170 | 1899 | |||
YG-2 | New York NSY | Brooklyn NY | 110 | 170 | 1903 | |
YG-3 | 89 | 1906 | ||||
YG-4 | ||||||
YG-5 | Boston NSY | Charlestown MA | 110 | 170 | 1905 | |
YG-6 | Puget Sound NSY | Bremerton WA | 62 | 1909 | later YGN | |
YG-7 | Puget Sound NSY | Bremerton WA | 62 | 1909 | ||
YG-8 | ||||||
YG-9 | New York NSY | Brooklyn NY | 110 | 170 | 1918 | |
YG-10 | New York NSY | Brooklyn NY | 110 | 170 | 1918 | |
YG-11 | ||||||
YG-12 | ||||||
YG-13 | Charleston NSY | Charleston SC | 65 | 45 | 1929 | |
YG-14 | Charleston NSY | Charleston SC | 65 | 45 | 1929 | later YGN. disposed-of 1947 |
YG-15 | Pearl Harbor NSY | Honolulu HI | 50 | 1931 | later YGN. lost 1946 | |
YG-16 | Mare Island NSY | Vallejo CA | 110 | 170 | 1931 | |
YG-17 | Portsmouth NSY | Kittery ME | 110 | 170 | 1932 | |
YG-18 | Pearl Harbor NSY | Honolulu HI | 110 | 170 | 1933 | |
YG-19 | 40 | 1909 | ex-YA-27, small boat 1942 | |||
YG-20 | 40 | 1909 | ex-YA-28, small boat 1942 | |||
YG-21 | Mare Island NSY | Vallejo CA | 118 | 195 | 1939 | later AFAC Queen, Olajean, Bull Harbor, Harvestor |
YG-22 | Dekom SB | Brooklyn NY | 118 | 195 | 1943 | scrapped 1975 |
YG-23 | Dekom SB | Brooklyn NY | 118 | 195 | 1943 | scrapped 1975 |
YG-24 | Pearl Harbor NSY | Honolulu HI | 118 | 195 | 1943 | scrapped 1974 |
YG-25 | Dekom SB | Brooklyn NY | 118 | 195 | 1943 | |
YG-26 | Dravo Corp. | Wilmington DE | 118 | 195 | 1943 | YD-94 1943 |
YG-27 | Dravo Corp. | Wilmington DE | 115 | 90 | 1942 | later YGN |
YG-28 | Dekom SB | Brooklyn NY | 118 | 195 | 1943 | |
YG-29 | Dekom SB | Brooklyn NY | 118 | 195 | 1943 | scrapped 1972 |
YG-30 | Dekom SB | Brooklyn NY | 118 | 195 | 1943 | struck 1972 |
YG-31 | Dekom SB | Brooklyn NY | 118 | 195 | 1943 | |
YG-32 | Fort Pierce Boats | Fort Pierce FL | 66 | 45 | 1943 | later YGN, lost 1945 |
YG-33 | Dekom SB | Brooklyn NY | 118 | 195 | 1944 | scrapped 1974 |
YG-34 | Gulfport Machine | Port Arthur TX | 118 | 195 | 1944 | |
YG-35 | Gulfport Machine | Port Arthur TX | 118 | 195 | 1944 | struck 1972 |
YG-36 | Gulfport Machine | Port Arthur TX | 118 | 195 | 1944 | disposed-of 1947 |
YG-37 | Gulfport Machine | Port Arthur TX | 118 | 195 | 1944 | scrapped 1974 |
YGN-38 | Fort Pierce Boats | Fort Pierce FL | 66 | 45 | 1942 | destroyed 1947 |
YGN-39 | 66 | 45 | 1943 | lost 1944 | ||
YGN-40 | Martha's Vineyard SB | Vineyard Haven MA | 66 | 45 | 1943 | equipment 1973 |
YGN-41 | Martha's Vineyard SB | Vineyard Haven MA | 66 | 45 | 1943 | |
YGN-42 | Martha's Vineyard SB | Vineyard Haven MA | 66 | 45 | 1943 | transferred 1947 |
YGN-43 | Martha's Vineyard SB | Vineyard Haven MA | 66 | 45 | 1943 | destroyed 1945 |
YGN-44 | Garbutt-Walsh Inc. | 66 | 45 | 1943 | lost 1944 | |
YG-45 | Beth San Francisco | San Francisco CA | 118 | 195 | 1945 | scrapped 1974 |
YG-46 | Beth San Francisco | San Francisco CA | 118 | 195 | 1945 | scrapped 1974 |
YG-47 | Beth San Francisco | San Francisco CA | 118 | 195 | 1946 | |
YG-48 | Beth San Francisco | San Francisco CA | 118 | 195 | 1946 | struck 1972 |
YG-49 | Beth San Francisco | San Francisco CA | 118 | 195 | 1946 | sunk as target 1975 |
YG-50 | Beth San Francisco | San Francisco CA | 118 | 195 | 1946 | scrapped 1974 |
YG-51 | Beth San Francisco | San Francisco CA | 118 | 195 | 1946 | scrapped 1976 |
YG-52 | Beth San Francisco | San Francisco CA | 118 | 195 | 1946 | |
YG-53 | Beth San Francisco | San Francisco CA | 118 | 195 | 1946 | scrapped 1975 |
YG-54 | Beth San Francisco | San Francisco CA | 118 | 195 | 1946 | scrapped 1975 |
YG-55 | Beth San Francisco | San Francisco CA | 118 | 195 | 1946 | scrapped 1974 |
YG-56-67 | cancelled | |||||
YG-68 | 114 | 123 | 1942 | |||
YGN-69 | 120 | 1945 | ex-YC-1338 | |||
YGN-70 | ex-YD-1, equipment 1984 | |||||
YGN-71 | Boston NSY | Charlestown MA | 52 | 1892 | ex-YD-2 | |
YGN-72 | Puget Sound NSY | Bremerton WA | 1900 | ex-YD-4 | ||
YGN-73 | equipment 1982 | |||||
YGN-74 | Norfolk NSY | Portsmouth VA | 70 | 1903 | ex-YD-7 | |
YGN-75 | ||||||
YGN-76 | ||||||
YGN-77 | scrapped 1974 | |||||
YGN-78 | scrapped 1974 | |||||
YGN-79 | ||||||
YGN-80 | Zidell Marine | Portland OR | 124 | 309 | 1970 | sold 2003 |
YGN-81 | Zidell Marine | Portland OR | 124 | 309 | 1970 | sold 2003 |
YGN-82 | Zidell Marine | Portland OR | 124 | 309 | 1971 | equipment 1984 |
YGN-83 | Zidell Marine | Portland OR | 124 | 309 | 1971 | sold 2003 |
Mud Scows (YMD) | ||||||
YMD-1 | Olongapo NS | Olongapo PI | 30 | |||
YMD-2 | Olongapo NS | Olongapo PI | 30 | |||
YMD-3 | Pensacola NSY | Pensacola FL | 76 | 1905 | ||
YMD-4 | Olongapo NS | Olongapo PI | 50 | |||
YMD-5 | Pensacola NSY | Pensacola FL | 76 | 1905 | ||
YMD-6 | Olongapo NS | Olongapo PI | 50 | 1908 | ||
YMD-7 | Mare Island NSY | Vallejo CA | 60 | 1909 | ||
YMD-8 | Mare Island NSY | Vallejo CA | 100 | 134 | 1909 | |
YMD-9 | Mare Island NSY | Vallejo CA | 100 | 134 | 1909 | |
Sludge Removal Barges (YSR) | ||||||
YSR-1 | Norfolk NSY | Portsmouth VA | 95 | 75 | 1932 | scrapped 1980 |
YSR-2 | Cavite NSY | Cavite RP | 89 | 100 | 1908 | ex-Power Float No. 2. lost 1942 |
YSR-3 | Boston NSY | Charlestown MA | 95 | 75 | 1941 | |
YSR-4 | Bushnell-Lyons IW | Tampa FL | 95 | 75 | 1944 | struck 1980 |
YSR-5 | Bushnell-Lyons IW | Tampa FL | 95 | 75 | 1944 | disposed-of 1946 |
YSR-6 | Bushnell-Lyons IW | Tampa FL | 95 | 75 | 1944 | scrapped 1999 |
YSR-7 | Philadelphia NSY | Philadelphia PA | 104 | 157 | 1942 | sold 2003 |
YSR-8 | Pearl Harbor NSY | Honolulu HI | 104 | 157 | 1942 | ex-YSD-32 |
YSR-9 | Aetna I&S | San Diego CA | 95 | 75 | 1943 | disposed-of 1946 |
YSR-10 | Aetna I&S | San Diego CA | 95 | 75 | 1943 | scrapped 1990 |
YSR-11 | Mare Island NSY | Vallejo CA | 95 | 75 | 1944 | sunk as target 2006 |
YSR-12 | United Dry Docks | Brooklyn NY | 100 | 90 | 1932 | ex-Doris R, disposed-of 1947 |
YSR-13 | Maxon Construction | Tell City IN | 140 | 1942 | later YOS-25 | |
YSR-14 | Maxon Construction | Tell City IN | 140 | 1942 | later YOS-26 | |
YSR-15 | United Dry Docks | Brooklyn NY | 100 | 90 | 1932 | ex-Globe No. 15, disposed-of 1947 |
YSR-16 | 62 | 50 | disposed-of 1946 | |||
YSR-17 | Maxon Construction | Tell City IN | 80 | 150 | 1944 | sold 1998 |
YSR-18 | Maxon Construction | Tell City IN | 80 | 150 | 1944 | struck 1987 |
YSR-19 | Maxon Construction | Tell City IN | 80 | 150 | 1944 | struck 1992 |
YSR-20 | Maxon Construction | Tell City IN | 80 | 150 | 1944 | sold 2002 |
YSR-21 | Maxon Construction | Tell City IN | 80 | 150 | 1944 | disposed-of 1947 |
YSR-22 | Maxon Construction | Tell City IN | 80 | 150 | 1944 | struck 1974 |
YSR-23 | Maxon Construction | Tell City IN | 80 | 150 | 1944 | sold 1998 |
YSR-24 | Mare Island NSY | Vallejo CA | 94 | 75 | 1944 | scrapped 1975 |
YSR-25 | Pointer-Willamette | Portland OR | 94 | 75 | 1944 | sold 1999 |
YSR-26 | Commercial Iron Works | Portland OR | 94 | 75 | 1944 | sold 1999 |
YSR-27 | Mount Vernon Bridge | Mount Vernon OH | 80 | 150 | 1945 | scrapped 1983 |
YSR-28 | Mount Vernon Bridge | Mount Vernon OH | 80 | 150 | 1945 | struck 1990 |
YSR-29 | Mount Vernon Bridge | Mount Vernon OH | 80 | 150 | 1945 | struck 1992 |
YSR-30 | Mount Vernon Bridge | Mount Vernon OH | 110 | 230 | 1946 | sold 2001 |
YSR-31 | Mount Vernon Bridge | Mount Vernon OH | 110 | 230 | 1946 | sold 2003 |
YSR-32 | Mount Vernon Bridge | Mount Vernon OH | 110 | 230 | 1946 | sold 1996 |
YSR-33 | Mount Vernon Bridge | Mount Vernon OH | 110 | 230 | 1946 | sold 2001 |
YSR-34 | Maxon Construction | Tell City IN | 80 | 150 | 1946 | sold 1971 |
YSR-35 | Maxon Construction | Tell City IN | 80 | 150 | 1946 | sold 1974 |
YSR-36 | Maxon Construction | Tell City IN | 80 | 150 | 1946 | scrapped 1974 |
YSR-37 | Maxon Construction | Tell City IN | 110 | 230 | 1946 | sold 2001 |
YSR-38 | Maxon Construction | Tell City IN | 110 | 230 | 1946 | struck 1995 |
YSR-39 | Maxon Construction | Tell City IN | 110 | 230 | 1946 | sold 2005 |
YSR-40 | Maxon Construction | Tell City IN | 110 | 230 | 1946 | sold 2002 |
YSR-41 | cancelled | |||||
YSR-42 | Mare Island NSY | Vallejo CA | 185 | 300 | 1907 | ex-YF-331, ex-Training Ship No. 2, USS Intrepid, abandoned 1946 |
YSR-43 | 63 | 75 | 1932 | ex-YC-910, scrapped 1975 | ||
YSR-44 | ||||||
YSR-45 | American Bridge | Pittsburgh PA | 120 | 220 | 1952 | ex-BC-6090, sold 1999 |