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YP-381

Call sign:
Nan - Yoke - Uncle - Yoke

ex-AMc-143

YP-381 served both the U. S. Navy and Coast Guard

Coastal Minesweeper:

Built in 1940 at San Francisco, CA as the fishing boat St. James for James A. Davi of Monterey, CA

Acquired by the Navy 10 December 1941 and designated as a Coastal Minesweeper, AMc-143

Reclassified as a District Patrol Craft, YP-381 in May 1942 and placed in service in the 12th Naval District (Mare Island, CA)

Transferred to the Coast Guard 15 July 1943

Returned to Navy custody 25 August 1945

Transferred to the War Shipping Administration in December 1945

Struck from the Naval Register 20 March 1946

Acquired in 1947 by John J. Ruzich of San Pedro, CA and renamed St. James

Burned 11 December 1949 about 4 miles southwest of Port Fermin, CA.

Specifications:

Displacement 72 t.

Length 87' 9"

Beam 24' 3"

Speed 12 kts.

Propulsion: One 550shp diesel engine, one shaft.

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