The Type B ship is a United States Maritime Administration (MARAD) designation for World War II barges. Barges are very low cost to build, operate and move. Barges were needed to move large bulky cargo. A tug boat, some classed as Type V ships, could move a barge, then depart and move on to the next task. That meant the barge did not have to be rushed to be unloaded or loaded. Toward the end of World War 2, some ships that had not been completed in time for the war were converted to barges. US Navy barges are given the prefix: YWN or YW. Due to shortage of

steel Steel is an alloy made up of iron with added carbon to improve its strength and fracture resistance compared to other forms of iron. Many other elements may be present or added. Stainless steels that are corrosion- and oxidation-resistant ty ...

during World War II,

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constructors were given contracts to build concrete barges, with ferrocement and given the prefix YO, YOG, YOGN. Built in 1944 and 1945, some were named after elements.

World War II barge types

Steel Barge

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, Design #1067 *USSB #2005 Barge *USSB #2006 Barge *USSB #2007 Barge * Built by Nashville Bridge Company in Nashville, TN, Design # 1096 *USSB #2776 Barge, Tank *USSB #2777 Barge, Tank *USSB #2778 Barge, Tank *USSB #2779 Barge, Tank USNavyFY273

YFN-958-Covered Lighter Barge-Non-Self-Propelled

Freight Barges YF – YFN

YFN barges were not self-propelled. YF barges were self-propelled. A YFN could carry a load of 550 long tons. YFN worked near shore and had a steel hull. They worked in harbors, rivers and other protected waters. They were 110 feet long, had a 32-foot beam and maximum draft of 8 feet. The Pacific Bridge Company built 27 YFN Freight Barges in 1943: YFN 576 to YFN 603.

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built: FN 619 to FN 742 YFN 998 to YFN 1016.

Refrigerated Freight Barges YFR – YFRN

YFRN Barges were not self-propelled. YFR Barges were self-propelled. Olson & Winge of Seattle WA made 10 YFRN: YFRN-833 to YFRN-841 in 1943, for the war. Defoe Shipbuilding Company of Bay City, Michigan built three: YFR-888, YFR-889 and YFR-890 in 1945.

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of Long Beach, California built the YFRN-997 in 1945. A few barges were converted to

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barges, also called a reefer barge.

Repair Barges

Yard Repair Berthing and Messing YRBM-20 (25634479705)

Yard Repair Berthing and Messing are repair Barges type TR, YR, YRB, YRBM, YRDH, YRDM, YRR, LBE were built for World War 2. Repair Barges were self sustaining, 530 tons and 153 feet long. Built in 1944, they had a beam of 36 feet and a draft of 6 feet. Repair Barges had a machine shop and living quarters. They repaired small boats and craft. The barge had generators, a distilling plant, an air compressor and steam boiler. The living space had berths, a mess hall to support a crew of 48 men. *Floating Workshops are YR, 96 built, 24 built before ww2 *Repair and Berthing Barges are YRB, 36 built * Repair, Berthing and Messing Barges were YRBM, 56 built. YRBM-18 (formerly APL-55) received the Presidential Unit Citation for service during the Vietnam War from 6 December 1968 to 31 March 1969. *Dry-Dock Workshops – Hull are YRDH, 8 built *Dry-Dock Workshops – Machinery are YRDM, 8 built *Radiological Repair Barges are YRR, 14 built. Used to support nuclear plant overhauls of nuclear ships and submarines, also refueling and decontamination of used equipment. *LBE Landing Barge, Emergency repair used in WW2 to repair

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Barracks Barge

US Navy Barracks Barges, also called ''berthing barge'' was 1,300 tons and 261 feet long. They were used as a temporary

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for sailors or other military personnel. A barracks ship also saw use as a receiving unit for sailors who needed temporary residence prior to being assigned to their ship. Barracks Barges are a type of auxiliary ship, called an APL for auxiliary personal living. *''APL-1 to 58'' are Non-self-propelled Barracks Ships built in 1944 and 1945. APL displaced 2,600 tons at full load. Dimensions are 261.2 feet long, 49.2 feet beam, draft 8.5 feet when fully loaded. WW2 armament was four 20 mm guns. Crew quarters could accommodate 71 officers and 583 men. Some are still in use. Sample see ''

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''. * APL-59 to APL-72 are post WW2 Barracks Ships.

Aircraft Barge – YCV

YCV Barge were built to transport Aircraft, but by Alameda Works Shipyard and Pearl Harbor NSY at 480 tons.

Landing Barge, Kitchen

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or LBK, was a

used to support amphibious landings in Northwestern Europe during and after the

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of Second World War. Its primary purpose was to provide hot meals to the crews of the many minor landing craft not fitted with galley facilities. Constructed of

, this shallow-draft lighter had storage and serving space to feed 900 men for one week. The kitchen capacity was able to provide 1,600 hot meals and 800 cold meals a day. They were used by both the US and British on D-Day. LandingBargeVehicle

Landing Barge, Vehicle

Landing Barge, Vehicle (LBV 1, mark 1) was a barge with a ramp added to load and unload vehicles like:

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and trucks during World War 2. A nine-foot, four-inch ramp was added to the stern for loading and unloading. LBV 2, Mark 2, had an engine that could propel the LBV at 4.5 knots. They were powered by 2 Chrysler RM Gas engines and were used by both the US and British on D-Day. Built in three sizes: small (S) 70 feet long, medium (M) 78 feet long and large (L) 82 feet long. Each had a draft of about 4 feet when loaded. LandingBargeOiler water

Landing Barge, Oiler

Landing Barge, Oiler (LBO) and ''YO'' and ''YON'' stored

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or diesel fuel for landing craft. They had a 40-ton fuel tank, with two compartments and an engine that could propel them at 4.5 knots. They were used by both the US and British on D-Day.Operation Neptune, By BB Schofield, page 128 b

Landing Barge, Water

Landing Barge, Water (LBW or YW) a barge with a 33-ton fresh water tank and an engine that could propel them at 4.5 knots. They were World War 2 landing support vessels. Used by both the US and British on D-Day. YWN are non-self propelled.

Landing Barge, Flak

Landing Barge, Flak (LBF) a Landing Barge with a 40mm anti-aircraft gun, manned by a crew of five. Also had Two 20-mm Hispano AA guns or two twin Lewis guns. The LBF were 60 to 90 feet long. They could transport 15 troops. Used by both the US and British on D-Day.

Deck barge

Deck barges offered a large flat platform, on which many types of gear could be moved. The only downside was the cargo had a slightly higher center of gravity. A number of shipyards built deck barges. Kyle and Company built of

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built US Army BC 522 to BC 535 deck barges in 1942, that had a length of 110 feet, a beam of 35 feet, a draft of 6 feet, light displacement of 170 tons, full displacement of 500 tons, and deadweight of 330 tons.

Concrete Barge

* Built by Concrete Ship Constructors in National City, California in 1944 and 1945. These were a type of

built with ferrocement. Steel shortages led the US military to order the construction of small fleets of ocean-going concrete barge and ships. Typical Displacement: , full load: 12,910 tons. Length:, beam: , draft: , crew 52 officers and men. Ship armament 1 to 4 40 mm AA gun Concrete Ships were fitted as needed. Some had diesel-electric power generators for refrigeration or tool use. Others were used to store fuel or water (up to 60,000 barrels). Some were used for water distilling. Others were the Quartermaster general store. *Type MC B7-A2 tank barges made by Concrete Ship Constructors Inc in National City CA. B7-A2 were 5,786 deadweight tons concrete barges. *''YOGN-42'' Sunk by Japanese submarine I-39 Concrete Barge - Erie Canal - Lock 13 - 3

Concrete Barge - Erie Canal - Lock 13 - 3

*''YOG-85'' *''YO-144'' *''YOG-40'' *''YOG-41'' *''YOG-42'' Beached off a Hawaiian island, visible from the shore *''YOG-64'' Service history unknown, now wrecked at the Staten Island boat graveyard, currently known as the Donjon Iron and Metal Scrap Facility *''YO-145'' *''YO-146'' Sank in accident July 1957 *''YOG-53'' *''YO-159'' Sunk by Japanese submarine RO-42 off New Hebrides 14 Jan 1944 *''YO-160'' Atomic bomb test at Bikini Atoll on 25 Jul 1946 *''YO-161'' Sank Eniwetok 29 Nov 1946 *''YO-162'' *''YO-163'' *''YO-182'' *''YO-183'' *''YOGN-82'' Sunk on June 23, 2018, to form an artificial reef in Powell River, B.C. *''YO-184'' Sank at Eniwetok during typhoon Sep. of 1946 *''YO-185'' Sank off

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16 March 1946. *''YOG-83'' Sank off Kwajalein 16 Sep. 1948. *''YO-186'' Sank at sea off Guam 5 April 1948. *''YO-187'' Lost by grounding off

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in 1957 *''YOG-84'' Lost during typhoon at sea off Saipan 14 Nov 1948 Type B5-BJ1 were covered dry cargo barges mostly operated by the Army. They were 265 feet long with a deadweight of 1,632 tons. Ww2 concrete barge, National Waterway Museum

Ww2 concrete barge, National Waterway Museum

*''Barium'' *''Helium'' *''Nitrogen'' *''Radium'' *''Argon'' *''Cadmium'' *''Chromium'' *''Cobalt'' *''Iridium'' *''Lithium'' *''Magnesium'' *''Neon'' *''Nickel'' *''Phosphorus'' *''Sodium'' *''Sulphur'' *''Tellurium'' *''Tungsten'' *''Uranium'' *''Bismuth'' *''Bromide'' *''Hydrogen'' with reefer storage *''Calcium'' with reefer storage *''Antimony'' with reefer storage *''Cerium'' maintenance barges *''Radon'' maintenance barges *''YOGN 104'' built by Alabama Dry Dock Mobile AL Ex-C 105, disposed of 1947 * 1950s Built by Trinity Industries in Nashville TN, 165 feet long, 245 tons. *''YOGN-110'' *''YOGN-111'' *''YOGN-112'' *''YOGN-113'' * Built by Albina Engine & Machine in Portland OR, 165 feet long, 245 tons. *''YOGN-114'' *''YOGN-115'' used to support cooling efforts at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power *''YOGN-116'' *''YOGN-117'' *''YOGN-118'' *''YOGN-119'' renamed YON 367, sunk as target 1973 *''YOGN-120'' renamed Ex-BG 1165, sunk as target 1978 *''YOGN-121'' *''YOGN-122'' Ex-BG 8452, scrapped 1986 *''YOGN-123'' Ex-BG 6380, YON 252 *''YOGN-124'' Ex-BG 6383, struck 2006 *''YOGN-125'' Ex-YWN 154, now YON *Built by Manitowoc SB in Manitowoc WI, 174 feet long, 440 tons. *''YOGN-196'' renamed Ex-YO 196, sunk as target 2000
Trefoil-class concrete barge Type: B7-D1 were built by Barrett & Hilp in South San Francisco, California. They had a tonnage of M.C. Deadweight: 5,687, Full Load: 10,970 tons. Dimensions: Length: 366'4" by Beam: 54' with max. Draft: 26' USS Midnight IX-149 094614902

* * * * (ex-) * * * * * * * * * B7-A1 B7-A1 were 5,786 deadweight tons concrete barges. *MacEvoy Shipbuilding Corp. of Savannah, Georgia made seven B7-A1 concrete barges in 1944. *San Jacinto Shipbuilding Corp. of Houston TX made four B7-A1 concrete barges in 1943. C1-S-D1 C1-S-D1 were made by McCloskey & Company in Hookers Point, Tampa, Florida in 1944. McCloskey built 24 C1-S-D1. Many were sunk after the as war as breakwater barriers. B7-A1 were 5,004 deadweight tons concrete barges. Name – Completed – Fate * Vitruvius Dec-43 Sunk as a breakwater at Normandy * David O. Saylor Nov-43 Sunk as a breakwater at Normandy * Arthur Newell Talbot Feb-44 Sunk as a breakwater at Kiptopeke VA * Richard Lewis Humphrey Mar-44 Sold in Mexico * Richard Kidder Meade Mar-44 Sunk as a breakwater at Kiptopeke VA * Willis A. Slater Feb-44 Sunk as a breakwater at Kiptopeke VA * Leonard Chase Watson Jun-44 Sunk as a breakwater at Kiptopeke VA * John Smeaton Apr-44 Afloat as a breakwater at Powell River BC * Joseph Aspdin May-44 Wrecked and lost 1948 * John Grant Jun-44 Sunk as a breakwater at Kiptopeke VA * M. H. Le Chatelier 1055 Jul-44 Afloat as a breakwater at Powell River BC * L. J. Vicat Jul-44 Afloat as a breakwater at Powell River BC * Robert Whitman Lesley 1057 Jul-44 Sunk as a breakwater at Kiptopeke VA * Edwin Thacher Jul-44 Sunk as a breakwater at Kiptopeke VA * C. W. Pasley Aug-44 Sunk as a breakwater at Newport OR * Armand Considere Sep-44 Afloat as a breakwater at Powell River BC * Francois Hennebique Sep-44 Sunk as a breakwater at Newport OR * P. M. Anderson Sep-44 Afloat as a breakwater at Powell River BC * Albert Kahn Oct-44 Abandoned and lost 1947 * Willard A. Pollard Nov-44 Sunk as a breakwater at Kiptopeke VA * William Foster Cowham Nov-44 Sunk as a breakwater at Kiptopeke VA * Edwin Clarence Eckel Dec-44 Scuttled 1946 * Thaddeus Merriman Nov-44 Afloat as a breakwater at Powell River BC * Emile N. Vidal Dec-44 Afloat as a breakwater at Powell River BC

Wood Barge

A number of different types of wood barges were used in the war. A flat bottom wood barge could be used in shallow ports or be towed onto beaches. They were low cost to build and could be abandoned after used if needed. To stop wooden hull rot many had copper-sheathed hulls. With the shortage of steel, a fleet of wood barges was built and a fleet of concrete barges were also built. *YS-110 was a 80-foot wood barge with a 40-foot beam. She had a flat deck and was built in the Pearl Harbor Navy Yard in 1943. *YS-88 was a 100-foot wood barge with a 42-foot beam. Built in the Pearl Harbor Navy Yard in 1941. * YC-843 to YC-847 were built by Martha's Vineyard Ship Building Company in Vineyard Haven, MA, 110-foot wood barges for the US Navy at 250 tons in 1942 *Built by American Lumber in

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**''Millville'' EFC # 2432 USSB Design #1067 * Built by Beaumont Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company in

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: **''Shelbank'' EFC #2127 later completed as sailing ship ''Marie F. Cummins'', scrapped in 1947 **''Shelby'' EFC #2128 later completed as sailing ship ''Albert D. Cummins'', now rest in mud in the Delaware River. *Built by Coastwise Shipbuilder in

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**''Catonsville'' EFC #2141 **''Sherwood'' EFC #2142 **''Carroll'' EFC #2143 *Built by Cobb & Company, F. in

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**''Whitehead'' EFC #2481 *Built by Crook, H. E. Baltimore MD **''Druid Hill'' EFC #2594 **''Ruxton'' EFC #2595 * Built by Crosby Navigation in Richmond, VA **''Hallowell'' EFC #2577 **''Richmond'' EFC #2578

YFNB

YFNB Large Covered Lighter, non-self-propelled barge, such a
US Navy YFNB_47
a 152 feet, 36 feet beam barge that was used for repair, e.g. YR 47 and YRR 9 .

YFNX

YFNX were Special Purpose Barges, that were non-self-propelled and used at shore. Most were a modified YC or YFN hull. The modified barge gave the craft a specialized use, such as a laboratory, sonar research or stowage for submarine goods.

YFND

YFND or Dry Dock Companion Craft, were non-self-propelled barges. YFND were a special purpose barge used to support the auxiliary floating drydocks, which had little crew support space.

YFP

YFP were Floating Power Barges, a non-self-propelled barge with fuel and a

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to make a mobile power station, and were able to produce up to 20,000 kilowatts of power.

YOG – YOGN - YG

YOG were self propelled Gasoline Barges, with tanks for gasoline that had a capacity of 8,200 Bbls. YOGN were non-self-propelled Gasoline Barges.

YG

YG were Garbage Barges, also called Lighter, and were self-propelled with one direct-drive Atlas diesel engine to a single propeller, 240 shp.

YGN

YGN were Garbage Barges that were non-self-propelled.

YPD

YPD were Floating Pile Drivers, and were non-self-propelled barges, used to built piers.

YSR

YSR were Sludge Removal Barges, a non-self-propelled sludge removal barge 110 foot long with a 34-foot beam. Built for cleaning fuel oil or other tanks that have sludge and/or foreign matter.

US Army

The United States Army barges were given the prefix of "B". For World War II over 6,000 barges were built for the Army, by 130 different shipyards. Often used for assault landings, if there was no harbor, a

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or tank could tow the barge onto the

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, so supplies would be available to the Troops. Barges were also used for ship-to-ship transfers and as a way to unload ships quickly, then move by a tugboat, also called a

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. *Type B: Barge *Type BC: Deck barge (Med. 110'-130') *Type BW: Water barge *Type BD: Derrick crane barge *Type BSP: Self-propelled barge *Type BG: Gasoline tank barge, or other liquid *Type BTL: Truck (Tank) Landing barge *Type BCL: Dry cargo large barge (Large - 210' or more) *Type BCS: Dry cargo small barge (Sm. 45' - 60') *Type BB: Balloon barge, for

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s *Type BBP: Balloon Barrage Leader, self-propelled barge *Type BCLF: Causeway barge (lighter pier into water) *Type BPL: Pier lighter *Type BK: Knockdown barge, Deck barge modules that can be connected together *Type BKC: Knockdown barge, Deck barge modules that can be connected together (Med. 110'-130') *Type BKR: Refrigeration barge, Knockdown *Type BKO: Tank barge knockdown *Type BKSC: Nesting barge knockdown *Type FMS: Repair Shop barge *Type JMLS: Joint Modular Lighter System *Type BDL: Beach discharge lighter *Type BCDK: Enclosed barge Knockdown

World War I barge types

Many World War I barges were used in World War II, due to the high demand.

Steel

*Built by American Steel Barge Company in

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, from 1891 to 1945. * ''YW'' , ''YW-1'' to ''YW-132'', Water Barge self-propelled * Water Barge non-self-propelled **''YWN-145'' (was YW-145) **''YWN-146'' (was YW-146) **''YWN-147'' **''YWN-148'' ex YON-187 **''YW-149'' **''YW-150'' **''YW-151'' **''YW-152'' **''YWN-153'' **''YWN-154'' **''YW-155'' **''*YWN-156'' ex YOGN-116 **''YWN-157'' ex YOG-32

Wood

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, 1919, design#1067 * ''USSB Wellesley'' * ''USSB Jonesport'' * Built by McEachern Shipbuilding in Astoria, OR, 1920 * ''USSB Cabria'' *Built by Meacham & Babcock in Seattle WA, 1919, design#1001 * ''USSB Chalois'' * ''USSB Charnis'' *Built by Midland Bridge in Houston, TX, 1919, design#1067 * ''USSB Aransas'' * ''USSB Matagorda'' *Built by Sloan Shipyards in

Concrete

Concrete Barges were used in WW1. Louis L. Brown built concrete barges at Verplank, New York. *YC-516 – Barge # 1 (Coal Barge #516), built 1918. *YC-442 – Barge # 442 – Built 1918, displacement 922 tons. * For WW1 12 emergency fleet concrete barges were ordered for the war, but they were not completed in time and were sold to private companies. (12 Concrete ships were also built, like the

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Notable incidents

*''YOG 42'', Gasoline barge. Under tow by ''Navajo'' – AT64, when Navajo was torpedoed and sunk by Japanese submarine

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on 12 September 1943, 150 miles East of Espiritu Santo. Recovered by

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. *''YO-64'' Sank due to enemy action in the Philippines in January 1942. *''YO 41'' and ''YO 42'' Fuel oil barges. Sank 22 Feb 1942 during enemy action in the Philippines. *''YSP- 44, YSP- 46, YSP- 47, YSP- 48, YSP- 49'' Salvage barges and the ''YSR-2'', a sludge barge, sank 22 Feb. 1942 during enemy action in the Philippines. *''YW-54'' Water barge, destroyed in early 1942 in enemy action in the Philippines. *''YW-50, YW-55 and YW-58'' water barges, captured 10 December 1941 with the surrender of American forces on Guam. *''YC-891'' Sank on 18 April 1945, while under tow by the tug ''Mauvila (YT-328)'' off

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. *''USS YOG-76'' Sank on 13 November 1969 in Cua Viet Cove,

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after two underwater explosions hit her. Refloated and taken to

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, South Vietnam. Not repaired due to severe damage. *''Syncline YO-63'' A Bullwheel Class Fuel Oil Barge, Self-propelled, sank in 1972 north of Tahiti. *''YW-114'' A YW-83 Class Self-propelled Water Barge. Sank when cargo shifted at Tongass Narrows near Ketchikan, Alaska on 12 August 1989. *''YF-1079'' Ran aground and damaged at Buckner Bay, Okinawa, after Typhoon Louise in October 1945. ''YF-757'' also sank in the storm. *''YON-184'' Sank at Eniwetok in a typhoon in September 1946. * ''Winifred Sheridan'' A sea-going coal barge. Sank with the ''Mary E. O’Hara'' a sailing fishing ship after they collided on January 20, 1941, in blinding snowstorm off

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. *''Chickamauga'' While under tow by the steamer ''Samuel Mitchell'', she collided with the Mitchell at Houghton Point, Lake Superior on May 18, 1908, in fog. *''Dunaj 2'' Sank after striking a mine in the

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on 29 Sep 1943. * ''YC21'' Sank in a storm on 15 November 1968. *''Allegheny'' Shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean east south east of the Metopkin Inlet, Virginia () by U-boat on 31 March 1942. All three crewmembers were rescued by (). *''YCK-8'' Wooden barge sank 2.7 miles off Key West, Florida on 12 December 1943. She was under tow by Army tug LT-4. * A self-propelled fuel oil barge. Torpedoed and damaged east of Espiritu Santo () by on 14 January 1944. Two torpedoes hit YO-159's concrete hull, causing the loss of her fuel oil cargo which caught fire. She was scuttled the following day by . * An S-class Trefoil concrete barge was wrecked at

, Northern Mariana Islands in a storm on 6 October 1944. * USS ''YO-156'' and USS ''YO-157'' World War II self-propelled fuel oil barges. Lost at

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in May 1945. * An S class Trefoil concrete barge. Ran aground on 9 October 1945 during a Typhoon Louise off Okinawa. *''YON-160'' Sank in Operation Crossroads. The fuel oil barge was sunk as a target by an

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at Bikini Atoll on 25 July 1946. *

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Wrecked by a typhoon, 9 October 1945. *YC-442, Barge # 442 sank 11 September 1923.

United Kingdom

*Thames lighters, or ''dumb barges'', were non-self-propelled barges. The original Thames barges were sailing vessels, many were converted for the war. Some LB vessels had ramps added and were called LBR or Landing Barge, Ramped. Some had engines and rudder added and were referred to as LBV or Landing Barge Vehicle. They were used for different tasks: Landing Barge Oiler (LBO), Water (LBW), Kitchen (LBK) and Emergency Repair (LBE), Landing Barge Flak (LBF) and Gun (LBG). There was also one Landing Barge Cable (LBC). Many brought supplies to Normandy.

Current barge classes

''Type B I barge hull''. Designed to ensure no uncontrolled release of cargo to the water or atmosphere. ''Type B II barge hull''. Designed to carry products which require substantial preventive measures to ensure no uncontrolled release of cargo to the water or atmosphere, but only if the release does not constitute a long term hazard. ''Type B III barge hull''. Designed to transport products classed as minor hazards, thus needing less degree of control.

References

External links

History of ferro-concrete shipsImages of concrete vessels from the National Monuments Record
Photographic record of the construction and launch of the ''Cretemanor'' at Preston and the Seacraft Concrete Co on the Mersey.
"Pour in the Concrete and Take Out a Ship"
February 1919 ''

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'' "How Pour Ships Are Made" '', June 1943, Popular Science
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