Open Lighters (post-WWII)

(YC) Built or Acquired Since WWII

Most recent update: May 18, 2011.

Over the years, the Navy has built or acquired 1,685 open cargo lighters: the table below lists the 320 which have been built or acquired since WWII. When the designation was introduced in 1920, these barges were used for coal and YC signified a coal barge. As the Navy's use of coal declined, YCs were used for anything that could be carried in an open lighter. Many YCs were converted to other uses, sometimes more than once, and not all those links may be complete in these tables. Relatively few YCs were acquired from the commercial world and one of the revelations of this table is the astonishing number that were built by naval shipyards. Creating this table has also revealed the existence of a bunch of small shipyards that I had never previously come across. Although almost every barge has been identified, there are still a few gaps in the data: in particular, it is not clear what happened to many of these barges at the end of WWII.

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Builder Location LOA Tons Built Acquired Notes
YC-1366 Long Beach NSY Long Beach CA 110 170 1952 sold 1999
YC-1367 Long Beach NSY Long Beach CA 110 170 1952 sold 1999
YC-1368 Burton Construction Port Arthur TX 110 170 1951 sold 2004
YC-1369 Burton Construction Port Arthur TX 110 170 1951
YC-1370 Burton Construction Port Arthur TX 110 170 1951 scrapped 1973
YC-1371 Burton Construction Port Arthur TX 110 170 1951
YC-1372 Burton Construction Port Arthur TX 110 170 1952 sold 1997
YC-1373 Burton Construction Port Arthur TX 110 170 1952 sold 1997
YC-1374 Burton Construction Port Arthur TX 110 170 1952
YC-1375 Burton Construction Port Arthur TX 110 170 1952
YC-1376 Burton Construction Port Arthur TX 110 170 1952 sold 1999
YC-1377 Burton Construction Port Arthur TX 110 170 1952 sold 2003
YC-1378 Burton Construction Port Arthur TX 110 170 1952
YC-1379 Burton Construction Port Arthur TX 110 170 1952 struck 2005
YC-1380 Albina Machine Portland OR 110 170 1952
YC-1381 Albina Machine Portland OR 110 170 1952
YC-1382 Albina Machine Portland OR 110 170 1952
YC-1383 Albina Machine Portland OR 110 170 1952 sold 1999
YC-1384 Albina Machine Portland OR 110 170 1952
YC-1385 Albina Machine Portland OR 110 170 1952 scrapped 1981
YC-1386 ex-BC-167, scrapped 1983
YC-1387
YC-1388
YC-1389 ex-BCL-1106
YC-1390
YC-1391 ex-BCL-1430
YC-1392 ex-BCL-273, scrapped 1978
YC-1393
YC-1394 110 170 ex-YFN-715, sold 1999
YC-1395 110 170 ex-YFN-712, sold 1999
YC-1396
YC-1397
YC-1398 112 130 ex-YFN-935, struck 1976
YC-1399 112 130 ex-YFN-937, struck 1993
YC-1400 80 70 ex-YC-11
YC-1401 80 70 ex-YC-21, sold 1998
YC-1402 80 70 sold 1980
YC-1403
YC-1404
YC-1405
YC-1406 Burton Construction Port Arthur TX 110 170 1953 struck 2006
YC-1407 Burton Construction Port Arthur TX 110 170 1953
YC-1408 Nashville Bridge Nashville TN 110 170 1953 scrapped 1996
YC-1409 Nashville Bridge Nashville TN 110 170 1953
YC-1410 Nashville Bridge Nashville TN 110 170 1953
YC-1411 Nashville Bridge Nashville TN 110 170 1953 sold 1995
YC-1412
YC-1413 Portland Tug & barge Portland OR 110 170 1952 sold 1980
YC-1414 Portland Tug & barge Portland OR 110 170 1952 scrapped 1973
YC-1415 Portland Tug & barge Portland OR 110 170 1952 scrapped 1973
YC-1416 Portland Tug & barge Portland OR 110 170 1952 scrapped 1974
YC-1417 Portland Tug & barge Portland OR 110 170 1952
YC-1418
YC-1419 Kyle & Co. Stockton CA 110 170 1952
YC-1420 110 170 scrapped 1973
YC-1421 110 170
YC-1422 110 170 scrapped 1974
YC-1423
YC-1424
YC-1425
YC-1426
YC-1427 Horne Bros. 110 170 scrapped 1982
YC-1428 Horne Bros. 110 170
YC-1429 Horne Bros. 110 170 1959 to the NDRF 1969
YC-1430 Horne Bros. 110 170 1959 to the NDRF 1992
YC-1431 Horne Bros. 110 170 1960
YC-1432 Horne Bros. 110 170 1960
YC-1433 Horne Bros. 110 170 1960
YC-1434 Horne Bros. 110 170 1960 struck 1997
YC-1435 110 170 ex-BC-6005, struck 1985
YC-1436 120 175 ex-BC-6610
YC-1437 120 175 ex-BC-6218
YC-1438 120 175 ex-BC-6677
YC-1439 120 175 ex-BC-6678
YC-1440 Newport News SB Newport News VA 120 175 1950 ex-BC-6033
YC-1441 120 175 ex-BC-6198
YC-1442 Newport News SB Newport News VA 120 175 1951 ex-BC-6201
YC-1443 Matton & Son, J. E. 120 175 1951 ex-BC-6212
YC-1444 Wiley Manufacturing Port Deposit MD 120 175 1953 ex-BC-6559, sold 1995
YC-1445 Matton & Son, J. E. 120 175 1953 ex-BC-6560, sold 1976
YC-1446 ex-BC-6177, scrapped 1989
YC-1447 130 180 ex-BC-247, struck 1991
YC-1448 130 180 ex-BC-2814, sold 2001
YC-1449 130 180 ex-BC-2820, sold 2001
YC-1450 Wiley Manufacturing Port Deposit MD 120 175 1951 ex-BC-6138
YC-1451 Wiley Manufacturing Port Deposit MD 110 120 1953 ex-BC-6556, sold 2001
YC-1452
YC-1453
YC-1454
YC-1455
YC-1456 120 ex-BC-3173, struck 1981
YC-1457
YC-1458 ex-YFN-693, scrapped 1985
YC-1459 scrapped 1975
YC-1460 120 175 ex-BC-6195, struck 1979
YC-1461 Boston NSY Charlestown MA 110 170 1965 ex-YFN-1226, struck 1981
YC-1462 Boston NSY Charlestown MA 110 170 1965 ex-YFN-1227, struck 1980
YC-1463 Boston NSY Charlestown MA 110 170 1965 ex-YFN-1228, sunk as target 1975
YC-1464 Boston NSY Charlestown MA 110 170 1965 ex-YFN-1229
YC-1465 Philadelphia NSY Philadelphia PA 110 170 1965 ex-YFN-1230, sold 2000
YC-1466 Philadelphia NSY Philadelphia PA 110 170 1965 ex-YFN-1231, sold 2002
YC-1467 Philadelphia NSY Philadelphia PA 110 170 1965 ex-YFN-1232, sold 1996
YC-1468 Philadelphia NSY Philadelphia PA 110 170 1965 ex-YFN-1233, struck 1988
YC-1469 Hydraulic Supply 110 170 1967
YC-1470 Hydraulic Supply 110 170 1967 struck 2005
YC-1471 Hydraulic Supply 110 170 1967 sold 2004
YC-1472 Hydraulic Supply 110 170 1967
YC-1473 Hydraulic Supply 110 170 1967
YC-1474 Hydraulic Supply 110 170 1967
YC-1475 Hydraulic Supply 110 170 1967 sold 2003
YC-1476 Hydraulic Supply 110 170 1967
YC-1477 Hydraulic Supply 110 170 1967
YC-1478 Hydraulic Supply 110 170 1967
YC-1479 Avondale Shipyards New Orleans LA 110 170 1953 ex-BCL-1103, reefed off DE 2000
YC-1480 Saucer Marine 110 170 1968 sold 1997
YC-1481 Saucer Marine 110 170 1968 scrapped 1997
YC-1482 Saucer Marine 110 170 1968 sold 2002
YC-1483 Saucer Marine 110 170 1968 struck 1994
YC-1484 Saucer Marine 110 170 1968 sold 2002
YC-1485 San Diego Marine San Diego CA 110 170 1968
YC-1486 San Diego Marine San Diego CA 110 170 1968
YC-1487 San Diego Marine San Diego CA 110 170 1968 sold 1999
YC-1488 San Diego Marine San Diego CA 110 170 1968 sold 1995
YC-1489 San Diego Marine San Diego CA 110 170 1968
YC-1490 San Diego Marine San Diego CA 110 170 1968
YC-1491 San Diego Marine San Diego CA 110 170 1968
YC-1492 San Diego Marine San Diego CA 110 170 1968
YC-1493 San Diego Marine San Diego CA 110 170 1968 struck 2001
YC-1494 San Diego Marine San Diego CA 110 170 1969
YC-1495 San Diego Marine San Diego CA 110 170 1969
YC-1496 San Diego Marine San Diego CA 110 170 1969 sold 1999
YC-1497 San Diego Marine San Diego CA 110 170 1969 struck 1984
YC-1498 San Diego Marine San Diego CA 110 170 1969 later YPD-45, sold 2005
YC-1499 San Diego Marine San Diego CA 110 170 1969 sold 1999
YC-1500 Philadelphia NSY Philadelphia PA 110 170 1969 ex-YFN-1244, sold 2002
YC-1501 Philadelphia NSY Philadelphia PA 110 170 1969 ex-YFN-1245
YC-1502 Philadelphia NSY Philadelphia PA 110 170 1969 ex-YFN-1246, sold 2004
YC-1503 Philadelphia NSY Philadelphia PA 110 170 1969 ex-YFN-1247, sold 1997
YC-1504 Philadelphia NSY Philadelphia PA 110 170 1969 ex-YFN-1248, struck 1993
YC-1505
YC-1506
YC-1507
YC-1508
YC-1509 ex-BC-6292, scrapped 1989
YC-1510 Wiley Manufacturing Port Deposit MD 121 110 1952 ex-BC-6554, struck 2006
YC-1511 Bellingham IW Bellingham WA 110 110 1944 ex-YFN-925
YC-1512 Equitable Equipment Madisonville LA 110 110 1942 ex-BC-107 and YC-1, scrapped 1997
YC-1513 Equitable Equipment Madisonville LA 110 110 1942 ex-BC-1884 and YC-2, struck 2006
YC-1514 Gunderson Bros. Portland OR 80 1959 ex-BF 2 and YC-3, sold 2002
YC-1515 ex-YC-12, scrapped 1983
YC-1516 ex-BK 8385 and YON-3, sold 1978
YC-1517 Diamond Manufacturing Savannah GA 110 170 1977 struck 1996
YC-1518 Diamond Manufacturing Savannah GA 110 170 1977 sold 1996
YC-1519 Diamond Manufacturing Savannah GA 110 170 1977
YC-1520 Diamond Manufacturing Savannah GA 110 170 1977 scrapped 1996
YC-1521 Diamond Manufacturing Savannah GA 110 170 1977 Scapped 1998
YC-1522 Diamond Manufacturing Savannah GA 110 170 1977 sold 1997
YC-1523 Marine Industries NW Tacoma WA 110 170 1981 struck 2002
YC-1524 Marine Industries NW Tacoma WA 110 170 1981
YC-1525 Marine Industries NW Tacoma WA 110 170 1981 later YLC-2
YC-1526 Marine Industries NW Tacoma WA 110 170 1981
YC-1527 Marine Industries NW Tacoma WA 110 170 1981
YC-1528 Gunderson Bros. Portland OR 110 170 1952 ex-BC-6111
YC-1529 110 170
YC-1530 110 170
YC-1531 Wiley Manufacturing Port Deposit MD 110 170 1952 ex-BC-6285
YC-1532 110 170
YC-1533 110 170
YC-1534 110 170 1952 ex-BC-6617
YC-1535 Nashville Bridge Nashville TN 110 170 1944 ex-BC-6175
YC-1536 Wiley Manufacturing Port Deposit MD 110 170 1952 ex-BC-6281, sold 1980
YC-1537 Gunderson Bros. Portland OR 110 170 1953 ex-BC-6505
YC-1538 Avondale Shipyards New Orleans LA 110 170 1951 ex-BC-6179
YC-1539 Avondale Shipyards New Orleans LA 110 170 1952 ex-BC-6182, sold 1998
YC-1540 Wiley Manufacturing Port Deposit MD 110 170 1952 ex-BC-6301, sold 1998
YC-1541 Wiley Manufacturing Port Deposit MD 110 170 1951 ex-BC-6140, sold 1998
YC-1542 Avondale Shipyards New Orleans LA 110 170 1951 ex-BC-6180, in reserve
YC-1543 Gunderson Bros. Portland OR 110 170 1953 ex-BC-6131
YC-1544 110 170 ex-BC-6478, struck 1987
YC-1545 110 170 ex-BC-6568, sold 1987
YC-1546 110 170
YC-1547 Bellingham IW Bellingham WA 110 170 1944 ex-YFN-927, scrapped 1999
YC-1548 Pointer-Willamette Edmonds WA 110 170 1944 ex-YFN-989
YC-1549 110 170 1982
YC-1550 Gunderson Bros. Portland OR 110 170 1952 ex-BC-6113, sold 1997
YC-1551 110 170 ex-YD-166, struck 1992
YC-1552 110 170 ex-YFN-1214, struck 1990
YC-1553 110 170 ex-YD-89, scrapped 1993
YC-1554 110 170
YC-1555 110 170
YC-1556 110 170
YC-1557 110 170
YC-1558 110 170
YC-1559 110 170
YC-1560 110 170
YC-1561 110 170
YC-1562 110 170
YC-1563 110 170
YC-1564 110 170
YC-1565 110 170
YC-1566 110 170
YC-1567 110 170
YC-1568 Calmes Engineering 110 170 1952 ex-BC-6470, sold 2004
YC-1569 Pacific C & F 110 170 1942 ex-YFN-313
YC-1570 Bellingham IW Bellingham WA 110 170 1944 ex-YFN-707
YC-1571 Pointer-Willamette Edmonds WA 110 170 1944 ex-YFN-802
YC-1572 Moss Point Marine Escatawpa MS 110 170 1985
YC-1573 Moss Point Marine Escatawpa MS 110 170 1985
YC-1574 Moss Point Marine Escatawpa MS 110 170 1985
YC-1575 Moss Point Marine Escatawpa MS 110 170 1985
YC-1576 Moss Point Marine Escatawpa MS 110 170 1985
YC-1577 Moss Point Marine Escatawpa MS 110 170 1985
YC-1578 Moss Point Marine Escatawpa MS 110 170 1985
YC-1579 Moss Point Marine Escatawpa MS 110 170 1985
YC-1580 Moss Point Marine Escatawpa MS 110 170 1986
YC-1581 Moss Point Marine Escatawpa MS 110 170 1986 sold 1997
YC-1582 Moss Point Marine Escatawpa MS 110 170 1986 struck 1995
YC-1583 Moss Point Marine Escatawpa MS 110 170 1986
YC-1584 Moss Point Marine Escatawpa MS 110 170 1986
YC-1585 Moss Point Marine Escatawpa MS 110 170 1986
YC-1586 Moss Point Marine Escatawpa MS 110 170 1986
YC-1587 Moss Point Marine Escatawpa MS 110 170 1986
YC-1588 Moss Point Marine Escatawpa MS 110 170 1986
YC-1589 Moss Point Marine Escatawpa MS 110 170 1986
YC-1590 Moss Point Marine Escatawpa MS 110 170 1986
YC-1591 Moss Point Marine Escatawpa MS 110 170 1986
YC-1592 Moss Point Marine Escatawpa MS 110 170 1986
YC-1593 Moss Point Marine Escatawpa MS 110 170 1987
YC-1594 Moss Point Marine Escatawpa MS 110 170 1987
YC-1595 Moss Point Marine Escatawpa MS 110 170 1987
YC-1596 Moss Point Marine Escatawpa MS 110 170 1987
YC-1597 Moss Point Marine Escatawpa MS 110 170 1987 sold 2000
YC-1598 Moss Point Marine Escatawpa MS 110 170 1987
YC-1599 Moss Point Marine Escatawpa MS 110 170 1987
YC-1600 Moss Point Marine Escatawpa MS 110 170 1987
YC-1601 Moss Point Marine Escatawpa MS 110 170 1987 struck 2006
YC-1602 Moss Point Marine Escatawpa MS 110 170 1987
YC-1603
YC-1604
YC-1605 110 170 ex-YFN-659, struck 2005
YC-1606 110 170 ex-YFN-955, struck 2005
YC-1607 110 170 scrapped 1997
YC-1608
YC-1609
YC-1610
YC-1611
YC-1612
YC-1613
YC-1614
YC-1615 Portland Tug & barge Portland OR 110 170 1952 ex-YFN-1178
YC-1616 ex-BC-6587, struck 1995
YC-1617 ex-BC-6189, struck 1995
YC-1618 ex-BC-6174, struck 1995
YC-1619 Orange Shipbuilding Orange TX 110 170 1990
YC-1620 Orange Shipbuilding Orange TX 110 170 1990
YC-1621 Orange Shipbuilding Orange TX 110 170 1990 struck 1996
YC-1622 Orange Shipbuilding Orange TX 110 170 1990
YC-1623 Orange Shipbuilding Orange TX 110 170 1990
YC-1624 Orange Shipbuilding Orange TX 110 170 1990
YC-1625 Orange Shipbuilding Orange TX 110 170 1990
YC-1626 Orange Shipbuilding Orange TX 110 170 1990
YC-1627 Orange Shipbuilding Orange TX 110 170 1990
YC-1628 Orange Shipbuilding Orange TX 110 170 1990
YC-1629 Orange Shipbuilding Orange TX 110 170 1990 struck 1996
YC-1630 110 170 1986 ex-Chris Zeppa, sold 2002
YC-1631 Orange Shipbuilding Orange TX 110 170 1990
YC-1632 Orange Shipbuilding Orange TX 110 170 1990
YC-1633 Orange Shipbuilding Orange TX 110 170 1990
YC-1634 Orange Shipbuilding Orange TX 110 170 1990
YC-1635 Orange Shipbuilding Orange TX 110 170 1990
YC-1636 Orange Shipbuilding Orange TX 110 170 1990
YC-1637 Orange Shipbuilding Orange TX 110 170 1990
YC-1638 Orange Shipbuilding Orange TX 110 170 1990
YC-1639 Orange Shipbuilding Orange TX 110 170 1990
YC-1640 Orange Shipbuilding Orange TX 110 170 1990
YC-1641 Orange Shipbuilding Orange TX 110 170 1990
YC-1642 Orange Shipbuilding Orange TX 110 170 1991
YC-1643 Orange Shipbuilding Orange TX 110 170 1991
YC-1644 Orange Shipbuilding Orange TX 110 170 1991
YC-1645 Orange Shipbuilding Orange TX 110 170 1994
YC-1646 Orange Shipbuilding Orange TX 110 170 1994
YC-1647 Orange Shipbuilding Orange TX 110 170 1994
YC-1648 Orange Shipbuilding Orange TX 110 170 1994
YC-1649 Orange Shipbuilding Orange TX 110 170 1994
YC-1650 Orange Shipbuilding Orange TX 110 170 1995
YC-1651 Orange Shipbuilding Orange TX 110 170 1995
YC-1652 Orange Shipbuilding Orange TX 110 170 1995
YC-1653 Orange Shipbuilding Orange TX 110 170 1995
YC-1654 Orange Shipbuilding Orange TX 110 170 1995
YC-1655 Orange Shipbuilding Orange TX 110 170 1995
YC-1656 Orange Shipbuilding Orange TX 110 170 1995
YC-1657 Orange Shipbuilding Orange TX 110 170 1995
YC-1658 Orange Shipbuilding Orange TX 110 170 1995
YC-1659 Orange Shipbuilding Orange TX 110 170 1995
YC-1660 Orange Shipbuilding Orange TX 110 170 1995
YC-1661 Orange Shipbuilding Orange TX 110 170 1995
YC-1662 Orange Shipbuilding Orange TX 110 170 1995
YC-1663 Orange Shipbuilding Orange TX 110 170 1995
YC-1664 Orange Shipbuilding Orange TX 110 170 1995
YC-1665 Orange Shipbuilding Orange TX 110 170 1995
YC-1666 Orange Shipbuilding Orange TX 110 170 1995
YC-1667 Orange Shipbuilding Orange TX 110 170 1995
YC-1668 ex-BC-6030
YC-1669 Basic Marine Escanaba MI 110 2005
YC-1670 Basic Marine Escanaba MI 110 2005
YC-1671 Basic Marine Escanaba MI 110 2005
YC-1672 Basic Marine Escanaba MI 110 2006
YC-1673 Basic Marine Escanaba MI 110 2006
YC-1674 Basic Marine Escanaba MI 110 2007
YC-1675 Basic Marine Escanaba MI 110 2007
YC-1676 Eastern Marine Panama City FL 110 144 1987 ex-YFN-1267
YC-1677 Eastern Marine Panama City FL 110 144 1987 ex-YFN-1266
YC-1678 Dravo Corp. Wilmington DE 110 160 1942 ex-YFN-306
YC-1679 Steel Style Newburgh NY 110 144 1982 ex-YFN-1257
YC-1680 Richmond Steel Richmond CA 110 144 1964 ex-YFN-1195
YC-1681 Eastern Marine Panama City FL 110 144 1987 ex-YFN-1265
YC-1682 Eastern Marine Panama City FL 110 144 1987 ex-YFN-1269
YC-1683 Eastern Marine Panama City FL 110 144 1987 ex-YFN-1270
YC-1684 Basic Marine Escanaba MI 110 144 1993 ex-YFN-1278
YC-1685 Basic Marine Escanaba MI 110 144 1993 ex-YFN-1279

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