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YP 687 – 108 FT BARGE 108 FT BARGE. Builder: Peterson Ship Builders. Date Constructed: 1986. Dimensions: 108 ft, Beam 24 ft. Current Displacement: 172 tons. Draft: 10ft. YP 681 – 108 FT BARGE 108 FT BARGE. Builder: Peterson Ship Builders. Date Constructed: 1984. Dimensions: 108 ft, Beam 24 ft. Current Displacement: 172 tons. Draft: 10ft YP 676 – 108…
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May 15, 2020 -The Navy recently completed a Service Life Extension Program (SLEP) on Yard Patrol (YP) 686 and returned the modernized craft to the U.S. Naval Academy (USNA), May 14. The SLEP for the vessel began in August 2019 and was executed in partnership with the U.S. Coast Guard at their Curtis Bay shipyard in Baltimore, Maryland. YP 686…
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