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WO 160973-B
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- 1971-10 (Creation)
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In October of 1971, the Tacoma Boatbuilding Company was finishing work on the wooden hull and aluminum deckhouse for a "YP" class service they were building for the U.S. Navy. They were performing the work as a primary subcontractor for Peterson Boatbuilding of Tacoma. Peterson had a contract with the navy to build four wooden hulled "YP" training vessels. Peterson was responsible for outfitting and testing the finished boats. These craft are used for instruction in seamanship and navigation at the Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland and Naval Officer Candidate School, Newport, Rhode Island. The oak-ribbed and cedar-planked vessels carry virtually all the navigational equipment of a full size destroyer. These four craft were among the last wooden hulled ships built for the U.S. Navy. (TNT 11-20-70, D-14 article)
Peterson Boat Building Co. (Tacoma); Boat & ship industry--Tacoma--1970-1980;