YF-852 Class Self-propelled Covered Lighter:

Laid down, date unknown, by American Bridge, Ambridge, PA..
Launched, date unknown
Delivered, date unknown
Placed in service in 1944 as YF-874
Placed out of service, date unknown
Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
Sold by Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS) by Exchange/Sale for scrapping, 1 August 1974
Acquired by Coastal Towing, Vancouver, British Columbia in the mid-1970s, converted to a coastal freighter, renamed MV Tyee Princess
Donated to Marine Heritage Society of Vancouver, B.C. by Coastal Towing, date unknown
Current Disposition moored at Marine Heritage Park, Britannia Beach, B.C., as of October 2007Specifications:
Displacement 300 t.(lt) 650 t.(fl)
Length 133'
Beam 30'
Draft 9' (max)
Speed 10 kts.
Armament none
Complement 1 officer 10 enlisted
Propulsion diesel, twin screws

Dale Bradford (1927)