Other Dry Cargo Lighters

(YCD, YCF, YCK, YFNB, YFND, YFNX, YPK)

Most recent update: May 4, 2011.

These barges are all specialized types of lighters. Most were converted from YCs or YFs and there are many gaps in the data.

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Builder Location LOA Tons Built Notes
Coaling Derricks (YCD)
YCD-1 122 ex-YC-415
YCD-2 122 ex-YC-416
YCD-3 Rohde & Sons Baltimore MD 85
YCD-4 Rohde & Sons Baltimore MD 85
YCD-5 Rohde & Sons Baltimore MD 85
YCD-6 Rohde & Sons Baltimore MD 85
YCD-7 Rohde & Sons Baltimore MD 85
YCD-8 Auten Engineering Albany NY 85 wrecked
YCD-9 Auten Engineering Albany NY 85
YCD-10 Auten Engineering Albany NY 85
YCD-11 Auten Engineering Albany NY 85
YCD-12 Auten Engineering Albany NY 85
YCD-13 111 1918 later YD-64
Car Floats (YCF)
YCF-1 Norfolk NSY Portsmouth VA 102 1904 ex-ammunition lighter No. 6, YTT-8
YCF-2 Norfolk NSY Portsmouth VA 103 100 1904 ex-ammunition lighter No. 9, sold 1948
YCF-3 Norfolk NSY Portsmouth VA 103 100 1907 ex-ammunition lighter No. 12, disposed-of 1946
YCF-4 Fore River SB Quincy MA 128 50 1910 ex-ammunition lighter No. 13, disposed-of 1947
YCF-5 100 ex-Ammo Lighter No. 14, YA-18, YO-37
YCF-6 Newport News SB Newport News VA 128 150 1912 ex-ammunition lighter No. 24, disposed-of 1946
YCF-7 Pusey & Jones Wilmington DE 90 1913 ex-ammunition lighter No. 21, YPD-33
YCF-8 Farley & Co. Chicago IL 128 150 1918 disposed-of 1946
YCF-9 Farley & Co. Chicago IL 128 150 1918 disposed-of 1946
YCF-10 to US Army
YCF-11 to US Army
YCF-12 Norfolk VA 164 1921
YCF-13 Charleston NSY Charleston SC 150 174 1940 disposed-of 1946
YCF-14 JK Welding Brooklyn NY 150 174 1941 scrapped 1977
YCF-15 JK Welding Brooklyn NY 150 174 1941 scrapped 1977
YCF-16 JK Welding Brooklyn NY 150 174 1942 sold 2008
YCF-17 JK Welding Brooklyn NY 150 174 1942
YCF-18 JK Welding Brooklyn NY 150 174 1942 disposed-of 1946
YCF-19 250 400 ex-Bush Terminal Car Float No. 32, disposed-of 1948
YCF-22 Sun Shipbuilding Chester PA 250 370 1944 split in two - see below
YCF-23 Sun Shipbuilding Chester PA 250 370 1944 lost in the Pacific 1944
YCF-24 Sun Shipbuilding Chester PA 250 370 1944 split in two - see below
YCF-25 Sun Shipbuilding Chester PA 250 370 1944 split in two - see below
YCF-26 Sun Shipbuilding Chester PA 250 370 1944 split in two - see below
YCF-27 Sun Shipbuilding Chester PA 250 370 1944 split in two - see below
YCF-28 Sun Shipbuilding Chester PA 250 370 1944
YCF-29 Sun Shipbuilding Chester PA 250 370 1944 lost in the Pacific 1944
YCF-30 Sun Shipbuilding Chester PA 250 370 1944 split in two - see below
YCF-31 Sun Shipbuilding Chester PA 250 370 1944 split in two - see below
YCF-32 Sun Shipbuilding Chester PA 250 370 1944 split in two - see below
YCF-33 Sun Shipbuilding Chester PA 250 370 1944 split in two - see below
YCF-34 Sun Shipbuilding Chester PA 250 370 1944 split in two - see below
YCF-35 Sun Shipbuilding Chester PA 250 370 1944 split in two - see below
YCF-36 Sun Shipbuilding Chester PA 250 370 1944 lost in the Pacific 1944
YCF-37 Sun Shipbuilding Chester PA 250 370 1944 lost in the Pacific 1944
YCF-38 Sun Shipbuilding Chester PA 250 370 1944
YCF-39 Sun Shipbuilding Chester PA 250 370 1944 split in two - see below
YCF-40 Sun Shipbuilding Chester PA 250 370 1944 split in two - see below
YCF-41 Sun Shipbuilding Chester PA 250 370 1944 split in two - see below
YCF-42 Sun Shipbuilding Chester PA 250 370 1944 lost 1945
YCF-43 Sun Shipbuilding Chester PA 250 370 1944 split in two - see below
YCF-44 Sun Shipbuilding Chester PA 250 370 1944 split in two - see below
YCF-45 Sun Shipbuilding Chester PA 250 370 1944 split in two - see below
YCF-46 Sun Shipbuilding Chester PA 250 370 1944 split in two - see below
YCF-47 Sun Shipbuilding Chester PA 250 370 1944 split in two - see below
YCF-48 Sun Shipbuilding Chester PA 250 370 1944 split in two - see below
YCF-49 Sun Shipbuilding Chester PA 250 370 1944 split in two - see below
YCF-50 Sun Shipbuilding Chester PA 250 370 1944 split in two - see below
YCF-51 Sun Shipbuilding Chester PA 250 370 1944 split in two - see below
YCF-52 Sun Shipbuilding Chester PA 250 370 1944 split in two - see below
YCF-53 Sun Shipbuilding Chester PA 250 370 1944 split in two - see below
YCF-54 Sun Shipbuilding Chester PA 250 370 1944
YCF-55 Sun Shipbuilding Chester PA 250 370 1944
YCF-56 Sun Shipbuilding Chester PA 250 370 1944
YCF-57 1945 disposed-of 1947
YCF-58 1945 disposed-of 1948
YCF-59 250 370 1944 lost off DE 1945
YCF-60 Boston NSY Charlestown MA 125 185 1944 ex-YCF-26 forward half
YCF-61 Boston NSY Charlestown MA 125 185 1944 ex-YCF-26 after half
YCF-62 Boston NSY Charlestown MA 125 185 1944 ex-YCF-27 forward half
YCF-63 Boston NSY Charlestown MA 125 185 1944 ex-YCF-27 after half
YCF-64 Boston NSY Charlestown MA 125 185 1944 ex-YCF-30 forward half
YCF-65 Boston NSY Charlestown MA 125 185 1944 ex-YCF-30 after half
YCF-66 Charleston NSY Charleston SC 125 185 1944 ex-YCF-31 forward half
YCF-67 Charleston NSY Charleston SC 125 185 1944 ex-YCF-31 after half
YCF-68 Boston NSY Charlestown MA 125 185 1944 ex-YCF-32 forward half
YCF-69 Boston NSY Charlestown MA 125 185 1944 ex-YCF-32 after half
YCF-70 Portsmouth NSY Kittery ME 125 185 1944 ex-YCF-39 forward half
YCF-71 Portsmouth NSY Kittery ME 125 185 1944 ex-YCF-39 after half
YCF-72 Boston NSY Charlestown MA 125 185 1944 ex-YCF-40 forward half
YCF-73 Boston NSY Charlestown MA 125 185 1944 ex-YCF-40 after half
YCF-74 Portsmouth NSY Kittery ME 125 185 1944 ex-YCF-43 forward half
YCF-75 Portsmouth NSY Kittery ME 125 185 1944 ex-YCF-43 after half
YCF-76 Portsmouth NSY Kittery ME 125 185 1944 ex-YCF-44 forward half
YCF-77 Portsmouth NSY Kittery ME 125 185 1944 ex-YCF-44 after half
YCF-78 Portsmouth NSY Kittery ME 125 185 1944 ex-YCF-45 forward half
YCF-79 Portsmouth NSY Kittery ME 125 185 1944 ex-YCF-45 after half
YCF-80 Philadelphia NSY Philadelphia PA 125 185 1944 ex-YCF-46 forward half
YCF-81 Philadelphia NSY Philadelphia PA 125 185 1944 ex-YCF-46 after half
YCF-82 Philadelphia NSY Philadelphia PA 125 185 1944 ex-YCF-47 forward half
YCF-83 Philadelphia NSY Philadelphia PA 125 185 1944 ex-YCF-47 after half
YCF-84 Philadelphia NSY Philadelphia PA 125 185 1944 ex-YCF-48 forward half
YCF-85 Philadelphia NSY Philadelphia PA 125 185 1944 ex-YCF-48 after half
YCF-86 Philadelphia NSY Philadelphia PA 125 185 1944 ex-YCF-49 forward half
YCF-87 Philadelphia NSY Philadelphia PA 125 185 1944 ex-YCF-49 after half
YCF-88 Philadelphia NSY Philadelphia PA 125 185 1944 ex-YCF-50 forward half
YCF-89 Philadelphia NSY Philadelphia PA 125 185 1944 ex-YCF-50 after half
YCF-90 Philadelphia NSY Philadelphia PA 125 185 1944 ex-YCF-51 forward half
YCF-91 Philadelphia NSY Philadelphia PA 125 185 1944 ex-YCF-51 after half
YCF-92 Philadelphia NSY Philadelphia PA 125 185 1944 ex-YCF-52 forward half
YCF-93 Philadelphia NSY Philadelphia PA 125 185 1944 ex-YCF-52 after half
YCF-94 Philadelphia NSY Philadelphia PA 125 185 1944 ex-YCF-53 forward half
YCF-95 Philadelphia NSY Philadelphia PA 125 185 1944 ex-YCF-53 after half
YCF-96 Charleston NSY Charleston SC 125 185 1944 ex-YCF-41 salvaged half
YCF-97 Charleston NSY Charleston SC 125 185 1944 ex-YCF-41 damaged half discarded
YCF-98 Sun Shipbuilding Chester PA 125 185 1944 ex-YCF-22 forward half
YCF-99 Sun Shipbuilding Chester PA 125 185 1944 ex-YCF-22 after half
YCF-100 Sun Shipbuilding Chester PA 125 185 1944 ex-YCF-24 forward half
YCF-101 Sun Shipbuilding Chester PA 125 185 1944 ex-YCF-24 after half
YCF-102 Sun Shipbuilding Chester PA 125 185 1944 ex-YCF-25 forward half
YCF-103 Sun Shipbuilding Chester PA 125 185 1944 ex-YCF-25 after half
YCF-104 Sun Shipbuilding Chester PA 125 185 1944 ex-YCF-33 forward half
YCF-105 Sun Shipbuilding Chester PA 125 185 1944 ex-YCF-33 after half
YCF-106 Sun Shipbuilding Chester PA 125 185 1944 ex-YCF-34 forward half
YCF-107 Sun Shipbuilding Chester PA 125 185 1944 ex-YCF-34 after half
YCF-108 Sun Shipbuilding Chester PA 125 185 1944 ex-YCF-35 forward half
YCF-109 Sun Shipbuilding Chester PA 125 185 1944 ex-YCF-35 after half
Open Cargo Barges (YCK)
YCK-1 Norfolk NSY Portsmouth VA 50 24 1936 lost 1942
YCK-2 Island Docks Kingston NY 95 80 1943 ex-YF-422, lost 1943
YCK-3 Island Docks Kingston NY 95 80 1943 ex-YF-423, disposed-of 1947
YCK-4 Island Docks Kingston NY 95 80 1943 ex-YF-424, disposed-of 1946
YCK-5 Island Docks Kingston NY 95 80 1943 ex-YF-425, disposed-of 1946
YCK-6 Island Docks Kingston NY 95 80 1943 ex-YF-426, disposed-of 1946
YCK-7 Fort Myers SB Fort Myers FL 95 80 1943 ex-YF-427, disposed-of 1947
YCK-8 Fort Myers SB Fort Myers FL 95 80 1943 ex-YF-428, lost 1943
YCK-9 Fort Myers SB Fort Myers FL 95 80 1943 ex-YF-429, disposed-of 1946
YCK-10 Fort Myers SB Fort Myers FL 95 80 1943 ex-YF-430, lost 1946
YCK-11 Fort Myers SB Fort Myers FL 95 80 1943 ex-YF-431, disposed-of 1947
YCK-12 Fort Myers SB Fort Myers FL 95 80 1943 ex-YF-432
YCK-13 Fort Myers SB Fort Myers FL 95 80 1943 ex-YF-433, lost 1947
YCK-14 Fort Myers SB Fort Myers FL 95 80 1943 ex-YF-434, disposed-of 1946
YCK-15 Fort Myers SB Fort Myers FL 95 80 1943 ex-YF-435, disposed-of 1946
YCK-16 Soule Steel San Francisco CA 95 80 1943 ex-YF-436, disposed-of 1946
YCK-17 Soule Steel San Francisco CA 80 75 1943 ex-YF-437
YCK-18 Soule Steel San Francisco CA 80 75 1943 ex-YF-438, disposed-of 1946
YCK-19 Soule Steel San Francisco CA 80 75 1943 ex-YF-439, disposed-of 1946
YCK-20 Soule Steel San Francisco CA 80 75 1943 ex-YF-440, YD-173
YCK-21 Soule Steel San Francisco CA 80 75 1943 ex-YF-441, disposed-of 1948
YCK-22 Soule Steel San Francisco CA 80 75 1943 ex-YF-442, disposed-of 1948
YCK-23 Bison SB N. Tonawanda NY 80 75 1943 disposed-of 1947
YCK-24 Bison SB N. Tonawanda NY 80 75 1943 disposed-of 1947
YCK-25 Bison SB N. Tonawanda NY 80 75 1943 disposed-of 1947
YCK-26 Bison SB N. Tonawanda NY 80 75 1943 disposed-of 1947
YCK-27 Bison SB N. Tonawanda NY 80 75 1943 disposed-of 1947
YCK-28 Bison SB N. Tonawanda NY 80 75 1943 disposed-of 1947
YCK-29 Soule Steel San Francisco CA 80 75 1943 disposed-of 1947
YCK-30 Soule Steel San Francisco CA 80 75 1943 disposed-of 1947
YCK-31 Soule Steel San Francisco CA 80 75 1943 disposed-of 1947
YCK-32 Soule Steel San Francisco CA 80 75 1943 disposed-of 1947
YCK-33 Soule Steel San Francisco CA 80 75 1943 disposed-of 1947
YCK-34 Soule Steel San Francisco CA 80 75 1943 disposed-of 1947
YCK-35 Soule Steel San Francisco CA 80 75 1943 disposed-of 1947
YCK-36 Soule Steel San Francisco CA 80 75 1943 disposed-of 1947
YCK-37 Soule Steel San Francisco CA 80 75 1943 lost 1945
YCK-38 Soule Steel San Francisco CA 80 75 1943 disposed-of 1947
YCK-39 Soule Steel San Francisco CA 80 75 1943 lost 1945
YCK-40 Bison SB N. Tonawanda NY 80 75 1943 disposed-of 1947
YCK-41 Bison SB N. Tonawanda NY 80 75 1943 lost 1945
YCK-42 Bison SB N. Tonawanda NY 80 75 1943 disposed-of 1947
YCK-43 Bison SB N. Tonawanda NY 80 75 1943 disposed-of 1947
YCK-44 Bison SB N. Tonawanda NY 80 75 1943 disposed-of 1947
YCK-45 Island Docks Kingston NY 95 80 1943 disposed-of 1947
YCK-46 Island Docks Kingston NY 95 80 1943 later YC-1350
YCK-47 Fort Myers SB Fort Myers FL 95 80 1943 disposed-of 1947
YCK-48 Fort Myers SB Fort Myers FL 95 80 1943 disposed-of 1947
YCK-49 Soule Steel San Francisco CA 80 75 1943 disposed-of 1947
YCK-50 Soule Steel San Francisco CA 80 75 1943 disposed-of 1947
YCK-51 Soule Steel San Francisco CA 80 75 1943 disposed-of 1947
YCK-52 Fort Myers SB Fort Myers FL 80 75 1943 disposed-of 1947
Big Freight Barges (YFNB)
YFNB-1
YFNB-2 ex-YFN-614, to DOI 1976
YFNB-3
YFNB-4 ex-YFN-617, to NDRF 2004
YFNB-5 Pollock-Stockton Stockton CA 261 700 1944 ex-YFN-621, sold 2004
YFNB-6 ex-YFN-622, scrapped 1982
YFNB-7 Tampa Shipbuilding Tampa FL 261 700 1943 ex-YFN-752, Royal Reefer. Magellan, NLD 2005
YFNB-8 ex-YFN-718, scrapped 1995
YFNB-9
YFNB-10
YFNB-11
YFNB-12 Everett-Pacific Everett WA 261 700 1944 ex-YFN-723, YDT-11, YRST-1, YR-94
YFNB-13 ex-YFN-727, scrapped 1982
YFNB-14
YFNB-15 ex-YFN-733, scrapped 1969
YFNB-16 ex-YFN-734, scrapped 1976
YFNB-17
YFNB-18 ex-YFN-737, scrapped 1973
YFNB-19 Pollock-Stockton Stockton CA 261 700 1943 ex-YFN-740, ex-YRBM-19, YRBM-56
YFNB-20
YFNB-21 later YRBM-16
YFNB-22 ex-YFN-744, scrapped 1976
YFNB-23 ex-YFN-746, scrapped 1977
YFNB-24 later YRBM-17
YFNB-25 ex-YFN-749, struck 1983
YFNB-26
YFNB-27 Tampa Shipbuilding Tampa FL 261 700 1943 ex-YFN-752, sold 1981
YFNB-28 Tampa Shipbuilding Tampa FL 261 700 1943 ex-YFN-753, to Vietnam 1973
YFNB-29 Tampa Shipbuilding Tampa FL 261 700 1943 ex-YFN-755, scuttled 1958
YFNB-30 Nashville Bridge Nashville TN 261 700 1946 ex-YFN-899, YR-93
YFNB-31 Nashville Bridge Nashville TN 261 700 1946 ex-YFN-900, sold 2003
YFNB-32 Missouri Valley Bridge Leavenworth KS 261 700 1945 ex-YFN-1054, sold 2004
YFNB-33 Missouri Valley Bridge Leavenworth KS 261 700 1945 ex-YFN-1055, OCP Seacon 1980, scrapped
YFNB-34 Missouri Valley Bridge Leavenworth KS 261 700 1945 ex-YFN-1056, sold 1997
YFNB-35 Missouri Valley Bridge Leavenworth KS 261 700 1945 ex-YFN-10--
YFNB-36 Missouri Valley Bridge Leavenworth KS 261 700 1945 ex-YFN-1063, sold 2003
YFNB-37 Missouri Valley Bridge Leavenworth KS 261 700 1945 ex-YFN-10--
YFNB-38 Missouri Valley Bridge Leavenworth KS 261 700 1945 ex-YFN-10--
YFNB-39 Missouri Valley Bridge Leavenworth KS 261 700 1945 ex-YFN-1066, sold 2003
YFNB-40 Missouri Valley Bridge Leavenworth KS 261 700 1945 ex-YFN-10--
YFNB-41 American Bridge Ambridge PA 261 700 1945 ex-YFN-1069
YFNB-42 American Bridge Ambridge PA 261 700 1945 ex-YFN-1070, YRBM-47
YFNB-43 American Bridge Ambridge PA 261 700 1945 ex-YFN-1071, YDT-16, struck 1995
YFNB-44
YFNB-45
YFNB-46
YFNB-47 Cramp Shipbuilding Philadelphia PA 152 1943 ex-YR-47, ex-YRR-9, sold 2003
Dry-Dock Companion Barges (YFND)
YFND-1
YFND-2
YFND-3
YFND-4
YFND-5 Associated Sbldrs. Seattle WA 110 160 1941 ex-YF-268, IX-530
YFND-6 ex-YFN-366, to Colombia 1978
YFND-7
YFND-8
YFND-9
YFND-10 110 140 1944 ex-YFN-588, struck 1971
YFND-11
YFND-12
YFND-13
YFND-14
YFND-15
YFND-16 ex-YFN-769, scrapped 1975
YFND-17
YFND-18
YFND-19 ex-YFN-781, to Taiwan 1978
YFND-20
YFND-21
YFND-22
YFND-23
YFND-24
YFND-25
YFND-26
YFND-27 ex-YFN-706, scrapped 1981
YFND-28 ex-YFN-909, scrapped 1981
YFND-29 Gunderson Bros. Portland OR 110 160 1945 ex-YFN-974, sold 2006
YFND-30 General Steel Tank 110 137 1971 ex-YFN-1253
YFND-31 Gretna Machine Harvey LA 110 144 1965 ex-YFN-1209, struck 2007
Special-Purpose Freight Barges (YFNX)
YFNX-1
YFNX-2
YFNX-3 Contractors Service Co. Detroit MI 125 3,398 1918 ex-YC-626, scrapped 1956
YFNX-4 JK Welding Brooklyn NY 110 170 1942 ex-YC-734, struck 1995
YFNX-5
YFNX-6
YFNX-7 110 ex-YO-37, YFN-570, sold as power barge 1995
YFNX-8 110 ex-YFN-805, sold 1999
YFNX-9
YFNX-10
YFNX-11
YFNX-12
YFNX-13 Norfolk NSY Portsmouth VA ex-YFN-1092, YRST-5, YRB-29, sold 2000
YFNX-14 ex-YC-792, YFN-1151, scrapped 1975
YFNX-15 Dravo Corp. Pittsburgh PA 110 225 1941 ex-YNG-22
YFNX-16
YFNX-17
YFNX-18
YFNX-19 ex-YFN-904, to DOI 1981
YFNX-20 Burton Shipyard Port Arthur TX 110 170 1952
YFNX-21 JK Welding Brooklyn NY 110 170 ex-YFN-288, sold 1978
YFNX-22 Island Dock Kingston NY 110 160 1952 ex-BC-6192, struck 2005
YFNX-23 110 160 ex-YFN-289, struck 1993
YFNX-24 Harbor BB Long Beach CA 110 144 1965 ex-YFN-1215, struck 2007
YFNX-25 Mare Island NSY Vallejo CA 126 679 1965 ex-YFN-1224, scrapped 1998
YFNX-26 Portsmouth NSY Portsmouth NH 126 679 ex-YFN-1225, scrapped 1997
YFNX-27
YFNX-28
YFNX-29 ex-YFN-913, scrapped 1976
YFNX-30 Kyle & Co. Stockton CA 110 140 1952 ex-YFN-1186, sold 2007
YFNX-31 General Steel Tank 110 137 1970 ex-YFN-1249, sold 2000
YFNX-32
YFNX-33
YFNX-34
YFNX-35 Higgins, Inc. New Orleans LA 153 340 1954 ex-BR-6435, YFRN 1235, YFN-1283, sold 2003
YFNX-36 Steel Style, Inc. Newburgh NY 110 144 1982 ex-YFN-1263, sold 2002
YFNX-37 Richmond Steel Richmond CA 110 144 1964 ex-YFN-1198, to FACSFAC Vacapes 2008
YFNX-38 Gretna Machine Harvey LA 110 144 1965 ex-YFN-1206, struck 1996
YFNX-39 Eastern Marine Panama City FL 110 144 1988 ex-YFN-1276
YFNX-40 Diamond Mfg. Savannah GA 110 110 1977 ex-YC-1519
YFNX-41 110 144 ex-YFN-274, sold 1998
YFNX-42 Steel Style, Inc. Newburgh NY 110 144 1982 ex-YFN-1255
YFNX-43 Eastern Marine Panama City FL 110 144 1987 ex-YFN-1271
YFNX-44 Portsmouth NSY Portsmouth NH 110 144 1973 ex-YFN-1238, sold 2000
YFNX-45 Puget Sound NSY Bremerton WA 110 120 1942 ex-YF-334, YC-813
YFNX-46 Soule Steel San Francisco CA 110 120 1945 ex-YC-1084
YFNX-47 Sun Shipbuilding Chester PA 125 190 1944 ex-YC-1321, struck 2008
Special Cargo Barges (YPK)
YPK-1 American Bridge Pittsburgh PA 122 170 1918 ex-YCD-2
YPK-2 Chicago Bridge Chicago IL 110 145 1918 ex-YC-475, disposed-of 1947
YPK-3 Chicago Bridge Chicago IL 110 145 1918 ex-YC-476, sold 1948
YPK-4 110 145 1918 ex-YC-463, YF-672 1943
YPK-5 Leonard Constn. Chicago IL 110 145 1918 ex-YC-465, disposed-of 1946
YPK-6 110 145 1918 ex-YC-538, lost 1942
YPK-7 110 145 1918 ex-YC-539, lost 1942
YPK-8 Aetna I&S Jacksonville FL 110 100 1942 ex-YC-794
YPK-9 110 170 1942 ex-YC-1117

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