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Erie Concrete & Supply, Erie PA

Most recent update: December 7, 2011.


Erie Concrete & Supply Company was formed in 1913: it established a shipyard in 1941 on the Lake Erie waterfront, on land leased from the Pennsylvania Railroad, about a mile from their main plant.

Original Owner Vessel Type Navy Type Pennant # Feet Delivery Disposition
US Navy Lighter YF 293 132 1942  
US Navy Lighter YF 294 132 10-Dec-42 Later Phoebus (YDT 14) 1965, reefed 2000
US Navy Lighter YF 328 132 Nov-42 Later Lynnhaven 1965, sunk as target 1977
  ex-YF ?     132 1942 Sold as fishing vessel Gold n Cloud, later Nowitna, lost 1999
  ex-YF ?     132 1942 Sold as fishing vessel Husky, active
US Navy Lighter YF 335 132 1943  
US Navy Lighter YF 336 132 1943 Later Suitland (YDT 15) 1965, reefed 2000
US Navy Lighter YF 337 132 1943  
US Navy Lighter YF 338 132 1943  
US Navy Lighter YF 411 132 1943 Later YFRT 411, scrapped 1975
US Navy Lighter YF 418 132 1943 Later YFRT 418, to MARAD 1984
US Navy Lighter YF 419 132 1943 Later YFRT 419, scrapped 1975
US Navy Lighter YF 420 132 1943  
US Navy Lighter YF 421 132 1943 To MARAD 1947
US Navy Lighter YF 444 132 20-May-44 To USCG 1947 as White Sage (WAGL/WLM 544), donated 1999 for hospital ship, resold to Nicaragua as ferry Captain D
US Navy Lighter YF 445 132 9-Aug-44 To USCG 1947 as White Heath (WAGL/WLM 545), to Tunisia 1998 as Turgueness (A 805)
US Navy Lighter YF 446 132 31-May-44 To USCG 1947 as White Lupine (WAGL/WLM 546), to Tunisia 1998 as Tabarka (A 804)
US Navy Lighter YF 447 132 1944 Later YFR 447, sold 1947, later Sant' Ambrogio 1956, later Francesco Bertacca, scrapped 1971
US Navy Lighter YF 448 132 20-May-44 To USCG 1948 as White Pine (WAGL/WLM 547), to Dominican Rep 1999 as Tortuguero (PA 203)
US Navy Lighter YF 449 132 1944  
US Navy Lighter YF 518 132 1944  
US Navy Lighter YF 519 132 1944 Later YFRT 519, sold 1976 as fishing Easy Rider, active
US Navy Lighter YF 520 132 1944 Later YFRT 520
US Navy Lighter YFN 636 170 1943  
US Navy Lighter YFN 637 170 1943 Later YC 1353
US Navy Lighter YFN 638 170 1943  
US Navy Lighter YFN 639 170 1943  
US Navy Lighter YFN 640 170 1943  
US Navy Lighter YFN 641 170 1943  
US Navy Lighter YFN 642 170 1943  
US Navy Lighter YFN 643 170 1943  
US Navy Lighter YFN 644 170 1943  
US Navy Lighter YFN 645 170 1943  
US Navy Lighter YFN 734 700 1943  
US Navy Lighter YFN 735 700 1943  
US Navy Lighter YFN 736 700 1943  
US Navy Lighter YFN 737 700 1943  
US Navy Lighter YF 852 132 1945 Later YFRT 523
US Navy Lighter YF 853 132 1945 Cancelled
US Navy Lighter YF 854 132 1945 Later Littlehales (AGSC 16) 1959, struck 1968
US Navy Lighter YF 855 132 1945 Cancelled
US Navy Lighter YF 856 132 1945 Cancelled
US Navy Lighter YF 857 132 1945 Cancelled
US Navy Lighter YF 858 132 1945 Cancelled
US Navy Lighter YF 859 132 1945 Cancelled
US Navy Lighter YF 860 132 1945 Cancelled