USS ''Wave'' (YFB-10) was a United States Navy

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 ...

- hulled ferryboat that was commissioned in 1916 and struck in 1938. She was the third ship to receive this name.

Construction

''Wave'' was laid down on 7 March 1916, by

Charleston Navy Yard Charleston Naval Shipyard (formerly known as the Charleston Navy Yard) was a U.S. Navy ship building and repair facility located along the west bank of the Cooper River, in North Charleston, South Carolina and part of Naval Base Charleston. H ...

, in

Charleston Charleston most commonly refers to: * Charleston, South Carolina * Charleston, West Virginia, the state capital * Charleston (dance) Charleston may also refer to: Places Australia * Charleston, South Australia Canada * Charleston, Newfoundlan ...

, South Carolina. She was launched on 31 August 1916, completed on November 1916, and delivered to the Naval Training Station, in Newport, RI in the spring of 1917. She was long, and wide. She was propelled by a 230-horsepower engine.

Service history

Soon after being placed in service, ''Wave'' was assigned to the Torpedo Station at

Newport Newport most commonly refers to: *Newport, Wales *Newport, Rhode Island, US Newport or New Port may also refer to: Places Asia *Newport City, Metro Manila, a Philippine district in Pasay Europe Ireland *Newport, County Mayo, a town on the ...

, Rhode Island. That may have been her only assignment since the few records of her service extant suggest that she served in the

2nd Naval District The naval district was a U.S. Navy military and administrative command ashore. Apart from Naval District Washington, the Districts were disestablished and renamed Navy Regions about 1999, and are now under Commander, Naval Installations Command ...

, which contained Newport until it was disbanded, and then in the

1st Naval District The naval district was a U.S. Navy military and administrative command ashore. Apart from Naval District Washington, the Districts were disestablished and renamed Navy Regions about 1999, and are now under Commander, Naval Installations Command ...

, which inherited Newport, throughout the remainder of her active career. In July 1920, as the Navy instituted its alphanumeric

hull classification The United States Navy, United States Coast Guard, and United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) use a hull classification symbol (sometimes called hull code or hull number) to identify their ships by type and by ind ...

system, she received the designation YFB-10. Her name was struck from the Navy List on 20 January 1938. No record of her subsequent fate has been uncovered.

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wave (YFB-10) Ships built in Charleston, South Carolina Ferries of the United States Navy World War I auxiliary ships of the United States