BAYLANDER IX 514

Ship Name and Designation History

This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. The list is in chronological order.

Helicopter Landing Trainer (HLT) Keel Laid 28 December 1967 - Launched 29 May 1968 YFU-79 Acquired by the US Navy 1968 and Placed in Service Operated at Da Nang, South Vietnam SKILAK (U.S. Army) Transferred to US Army 329th Heavy Boat Co. at Da Nang in May-June 1970 Evacuated to Guam circa 1974-75 Returned to US Navy control circa mid-1980s Converted to a landing ship for training helicopter pilots at Bender Shipyard, Mobile AL. in 1986 BAYLANDER IX-514 Placed in Service 31 March 1986 as Miscellaneous Unclassified (IX) NAS Pensacola, FL Placed out of Service 15 December 2011 Struck from the Naval Register 15 December 2011 BAYLANDER (Commercial Service) Sold 13 September 2012 for Commercial Service Moved in 2014 to the Brooklyn Bridge Park Marina in New York City and opened as a museum ship Moved in mid-2016 to the West Harlem Piers on the Hudson River As of July 2020, serves as a restaurant and bar at the West Harlem Piers

 

Naval Covers

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1. Baylander IX-514 Covers Page 1     (DATE RANGE)

 

Postmarks

This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each name and/or commissioning period. Within each set, the postmarks should be listed in order of their classification type. If more than one postmark has the same classification, then they should be further sorted by date of earliest known usage.

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Postmark Date	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

 

USPS Machine Postmark Pensacola, FL

1987-10-27

As IX-514. The ship had no postal facilities.

 

Other Information

YFU-79 earned the Navy Unit Commendation Ribbon (2 awards), the National Defense Service Medal, the Vietnam Service Medal w/ 1 Campaign star, the Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation Ribbon (2 awards) and the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal during her Naval career.

 

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