-- Y --
YC - Open Lighter
YFRN - Refrigerated, covered Lighter (non-self-propelled)
YFU - Harbor Utility Craft (self-propelled)
Yippie - Youth International Party. A radical anti-war group lead by Jerry Rubin and Abbie Hoffman.
YMS - Auxilliary Motor Minesweeper
YOG - Gasoline Barge (self-propelled)
Young bohemians - Denoted wanderers, or advocates of an unconventional life style. Another name for the hippie
(self-indulgent) generation coined by media, and leaders of many anti-war groups when they saw
the demise of the hippie (drop out) life style.
YRBM - Yard Repair Bething and Messing Bage (non-self-propelled)
YTB - Large Harbor Tug
YTL - Small Harbor Tug
An "Unofficial" Vietnam
Dictionary
Written by Paul Kasper
Edited by Bob Nelson
Dedicated to all Vietnam Veterans--"Especially those who didn't come home."
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