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|Ship image=US Navy 060825-N-0856O-527 The Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola-based Navy Helicopter Landing Trainer (HLT) IX-514 transports a TH-57 helicopter from NAS Whiting Field.jpg
|Ship image=US Navy 060825-N-0856O-527 The Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola-based Navy Helicopter Landing Trainer (HLT) IX-514 transports a TH-57 helicopter from NAS Whiting Field.jpg
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|Ship caption=''Baylander'' while it was stationed at NAS Whiting Field, Florida
|Ship caption=''Baylander'' while it was stationed at NAS Whiting Field, Florida
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|Ship namesake=
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|Ship awarded=1 June 1967
|Ship awarded=1 June 1967
|Ship builder=
|Ship builder=Pacific Coast Engineering; Alameda, California
*Pacific Coast Engineering
*Alameda, California
|Ship laid down=28 December 1967
|Ship laid down=28 December 1967
|Ship launched=29 May 1968
|Ship launched=29 May 1968
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==History==
==History==
The ship entered operations with the United States Navy in 1968 as ''YFU-79'' and served in the [[Vietnam War]]. In 1986 it became a [[training ship]] and was stationed in Florida.<ref name="USNInews-2015-01-30">{{cite web |url=https://news.usni.org/2015/01/30/unique-ships-u-s-navy |title=Unique Ships of the U.S. Navy |publisher=United States Naval Institute |date=30 January 2015 |accessdate=20 November 2016}}</ref> By August 2006, she had achieved 100,000 accident-free helicopter landings,<ref name="navy20060829">{{cite news |url=http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=25323 |title=100,000 Accident-Free Landings on Navy's Smallest 'Aircraft Carrier' |publisher=United States Navy |first=Megan |last=Kohr |date=29 August 2006 |accessdate=20 November 2016}}</ref> and by the time of her retirement had surpassed 120,000 landings.<ref name="bbp20140717">{{cite press release |url=http://www.brooklynbridgepark.org/press/historic-u-s-navy-vessel-open-to-public-for-first-time-at-future-site-of-brooklyn-bridge-park-marina |title=Historic U.S. Navy Vessel Open to Public for First Time at Future Site of BBP Marina |publisher=Brooklyn Bridge Park |date=17 July 2014 |accessdate=20 November 2016}}</ref> After being taken out of service and struck from the Naval Register in 2011,<ref name="nvr-ix514">{{cite web |url=http://www.nvr.navy.mil/NVRSERVICECRAFT/DETAILS/IX514.HTM |title=IX-514 |publisher=[[Naval Vessel Register]] |date=22 October 2012 |accessdate=20 November 2016}}</ref> ''Baylander'' was sold into private hands instead of being scrapped. In 2014, it was moved to the [[Brooklyn Bridge Park]] Marine in [[New York City]] and opened as a [[museum ship]].<ref name="marlink20140717">{{cite news |url=http://www.marinelink.com/news/baylander-historic373136 |title=Historic Navy Ship Baylander Shortly Open to New Yorkers |work=MarineLink |first=George |last=Backwell |date=17 July 2014 |accessdate=20 November 2016}}</ref> By mid-2016, the vessel had been relocated to the West Harlem Piers on the Hudson River.<ref name="dnainfo20160921">{{cite news |url=https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20160921/west-harlem/vietnam-era-navy-ship-finds-new-berth-at-west-harlem-piers |title=Vietnam-Era Navy Ship Finds New Berth at West Harlem Piers |work=[[DNAinfo.com]] |first=Dartunorro |last=Clark |date=21 September 2016 |accessdate=20 November 2016}}</ref>
The ship entered operations with the United States Navy in 1968 as ''YFU-79'' and served in the [[Vietnam War]]. In 1986 it became a [[training ship]] and was stationed in Florida.<ref name="USNInews-2015-01-30">{{cite web |url=https://news.usni.org/2015/01/30/unique-ships-u-s-navy |title=Unique Ships of the U.S. Navy |publisher=United States Naval Institute |date=30 January 2015 |accessdate=20 November 2016}}</ref> By August 2006, she had achieved 100,000 accident-free helicopter landings,<ref name="navy20060829">{{cite news |url=http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=25323 |title=100,000 Accident-Free Landings on Navy's Smallest 'Aircraft Carrier' |publisher=United States Navy |first=Megan |last=Kohr |date=29 August 2006 |accessdate=20 November 2016}}</ref> and by the time of her retirement had surpassed 120,000 landings.<ref name="bbp20140717">{{cite press release |url=http://www.brooklynbridgepark.org/press/historic-u-s-navy-vessel-open-to-public-for-first-time-at-future-site-of-brooklyn-bridge-park-marina |title=Historic U.S. Navy Vessel Open to Public for First Time at Future Site of BBP Marina |publisher=Brooklyn Bridge Park |date=17 July 2014 |accessdate=20 November 2016}}</ref> After being taken out of service and struck from the Naval Register in 2011,<ref name="nvr-ix514">{{cite web |url={{NVR url|IX514}} |title=IX-514 |publisher=[[Naval Vessel Register]] |date=22 October 2012 |accessdate=20 November 2016}}</ref> ''Baylander'' was sold into private hands instead of being scrapped. In 2014, it was moved to the [[Brooklyn Bridge Park]] Marine in [[New York City]] and opened as a [[museum ship]].<ref name="marlink20140717">{{cite news |url=http://www.marinelink.com/news/baylander-historic373136 |title=Historic Navy Ship Baylander Shortly Open to New Yorkers |work=MarineLink |first=George |last=Backwell |date=17 July 2014 |accessdate=20 November 2016}}</ref> By mid-2016, the vessel had been relocated to the West Harlem Piers on the Hudson River.<ref name="dnainfo20160921">{{cite news |url=https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20160921/west-harlem/vietnam-era-navy-ship-finds-new-berth-at-west-harlem-piers |title=Vietnam-Era Navy Ship Finds New Berth at West Harlem Piers |work=[[DNAinfo.com]] |first=Dartunorro |last=Clark |date=21 September 2016 |accessdate=20 November 2016}}</ref>


==Specifications==
==Specifications==
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{{commons category-inline|HLT Baylander (IX-514)}}
{{commons category-inline|HLT Baylander (IX-514)}}
* [http://www.baylander.us/ Baylander.us]
* [http://www.baylander.us/ Baylander.us]
* {{navsource|09/46/46514}}
* [http://www.nvr.navy.mil/NVRSERVICECRAFT/DETAILS/IX514.HTM IX-514] at the [[Naval Vessel Register]]
* [http://www.navsource.org/archives/09/46/46514.htm IX-514] at NavSource Naval History

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{{US Navy navbox}}


Revision as of 12:08, 21 November 2016

Baylander
Baylander while it was stationed at NAS Whiting Field, Florida
History
United States
NameYFU-79
OwnerUnited States Navy
Awarded1 June 1967
BuilderPacific Coast Engineering; Alameda, California
Laid down28 December 1967
Launched29 May 1968
Acquired5 July 1968
United States
NameSkilak
NamesakeSkilak Lake
OwnerUnited States Army
AcquiredMay-June 1970
Out of servicemid-1980s
United States
NameBaylander (IX-514)
OwnerUnited States Navy
Acquiredmid-1980s
In service31 March 1986
Stricken15 December 2011
StatusMuseum ship at Brooklyn Bridge Park, New York
General characteristics
Tonnage160 DWT
Displacement
Length125 ft (38 m)
Beam36 ft (11 m)
Draft8 ft (2.4 m)
Installed power2 × 450 hp (340 kW) Detroit Diesel 12V-71
Propulsion2 × propellers
Speed9 knots (10 mph; 17 km/h)
Complement2 officer, 10 enlisted
Aviation facilitiesHelo deck (no hangar)

Baylander (IX-514), ex-YFU-79 and ex-Skilak, 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 YFU-79 and served in the Vietnam War. In 1986 it became a training ship and was stationed in Florida.[1] By August 2006, she had achieved 100,000 accident-free helicopter landings,[2] and by the time of her retirement had surpassed 120,000 landings.[3] After being taken out of service and struck from the Naval Register in 2011,[4] Baylander was sold into private hands instead of being scrapped. In 2014, it was moved to the Brooklyn Bridge Park Marine in New York City and opened as a museum ship.[5] By mid-2016, the vessel had been relocated to the West Harlem Piers on the Hudson River.[6]

Specifications

Baylander was built by Pacific Coast Engineering Company of Alameda, California. It is 125 feet (38 m) long, has a beam of 36 feet (11 m), and displaces 380 long tons (386 t) at full load.[4] Its helicopter deck was the same size as that of a Template:Sclass-.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Unique Ships of the U.S. Navy". United States Naval Institute. 30 January 2015. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
  2. ^ Kohr, Megan (29 August 2006). "100,000 Accident-Free Landings on Navy's Smallest 'Aircraft Carrier'". United States Navy. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
  3. ^ "Historic U.S. Navy Vessel Open to Public for First Time at Future Site of BBP Marina" (Press release). Brooklyn Bridge Park. 17 July 2014. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
  4. ^ a b [unable to find hull classification symbol: ['IX-514'] in Module:Naval Vessel Register URL/data nvr_ships_id (help) "IX-514"]. Naval Vessel Register. 22 October 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2016. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  5. ^ Backwell, George (17 July 2014). "Historic Navy Ship Baylander Shortly Open to New Yorkers". MarineLink. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
  6. ^ Clark, Dartunorro (21 September 2016). "Vietnam-Era Navy Ship Finds New Berth at West Harlem Piers". DNAinfo.com. Retrieved 20 November 2016.

External links

Media related to HLT Baylander (IX-514) at Wikimedia Commons

[[Category:1968 ships]] [[Category:Ships built in California]] [[Category:Helicopter carriers]] [[Category:Unclassified miscellaneous vessels of the United States Navy]] [[Category:Vietnam War auxiliary ships of the United States]] [[Category:Aircraft carriers of the United States Navy]] [[Category:Training ships of the United States Navy]] [[Category:Museum ships in New York]] {{US-mil-ship-stub}} {{aviation-stub}} {{education-stub}} {{museum-stub}}

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