Baylander (IX-514) explained

Baylander (IX-514), ex-YFU-79, was a United States Navy Helicopter Landing Trainer (HLT), billed as the world's smallest aircraft carrier. It served as a practice landing site for helicopter pilots in the United States Navy, Army, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, and National Guard.

History

The ship entered operations with the United States Navy in 1968 as harbor utility craft YFU-79 and served in the Vietnam War; from mid-1970 it served with the United States Army.[1] At the end of the war YFU-79 was withdrawn to Guam. In the mid-1980s it was returned to the Navy and converted to a Helicopter Landing Trainer by Bender Shipbuilding in Mobile, Alabama, entering service on 31 March 1986 at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida.[2] By August 2006, she had achieved 100,000 accident-free helicopter landings,[3] and by the time of her retirement had surpassed 120,000 landings.[4] After being taken out of service and struck from the Naval Register in 2011,[5] Baylander was sold into private hands instead of being scrapped. In 2014, it was moved to the Brooklyn Bridge Park Marina in New York City and opened as a museum ship.[6] By mid-2016, the vessel had been relocated to the West Harlem Piers on the Hudson River.[7], the Baylander serves as a restaurant and bar.[8] [9]

Specifications

Baylander was built as Yard No. 238 by Pacific Coast Engineering (PACECO) of Alameda, California.[10] It is 125feet long, has a beam of 36feet, and displaces 380LT at full load. Its helicopter deck was the same size as that of a .

External links

40.8192°N -73.9621°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Helicopter Landing Trainer [HLT]-(IX-514) ]. NavSource . 20 November 2015 . 22 November 2016.
  2. Web site: Unique Ships of the U.S. Navy . United States Naval Institute . 30 January 2015 . 20 November 2016.
  3. News: 100,000 Accident-Free Landings on Navy's Smallest 'Aircraft Carrier' . United States Navy . Megan . Kohr . 29 August 2006 . 20 November 2016.
  4. Historic U.S. Navy Vessel Open to Public for First Time at Future Site of BBP Marina . Brooklyn Bridge Park . 17 July 2014 . 20 November 2016.
  5. Web site: [{{Naval Vessel Register service craft URL|IX514}} IX-514 ]. . 22 October 2012 . 20 November 2016.
  6. News: Historic Navy Ship Baylander Shortly Open to New Yorkers . MarineLink . George . Backwell . 17 July 2014 . 20 November 2016.
  7. News: Vietnam-Era Navy Ship Finds New Berth at West Harlem Piers . . Dartunorro . Clark . 21 September 2016 . 20 November 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160922140637/https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20160921/west-harlem/vietnam-era-navy-ship-finds-new-berth-at-west-harlem-piers . 22 September 2016.
  8. News: This Old Aircraft Carrier In Harlem Is Now A Breezy Floating Bar • Baylander Steel Beach . SecretNYC . Claire . Leaden . 14 July 2020 . 17 July 2020.
  9. News: I ate at an outdoor restaurant in NYC built on what was once the world's smallest aircraft carrier. The vibe was great but the food was a huge disappointment. . . Thomas . Pallini . 19 July 2020 . 29 July 2020.
  10. Web site: Pacific Coast Engineering (PACECO), Oakland and Alameda CA . Shipbuilding History . Tim . Colton . 7 March 2016 . 22 November 2016.

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