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Converted YFND-5 (IX-530) class

Country of Origin: USA

ship list


 0 Converted YFND-5 class UNCLASSIFIED MISCELLANEOUS (IX)

 Name           Hull No.  In Service     Status
 ....           IX-530    Feb. 1, 1941   Stricken
   (ex-U.S. Navy YFND-5; ex-YFN-268; ex-YF-268)

description

Former dry dock companion craft (YFND). Originally stricken on June 25, 1999, but reinstated on Sept. 6, 2000, as IX-530, for use as a diving tender.

She was attached to the Consolidated Divers' Unit, Southwest Regional Maintenance Center. San Diego, Calif. Officially...

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