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YP-383



Call sign:
Nan - Yoke - William - Dog

ex-AMc-145

Sunk 24 November 1944
Coastal Minesweeper:

  • Built in 1940 at Tacoma, WA
  • Acquired by the Navy in 1942 and designated as a Coastal Minesweeper, AMc-145
  • Reclassified as a District Patrol Craft, YP-383 in May 1942 and placed in service
  • Sunk 24 November 1944 after a collision with USS LCI(L)-873 in the Gulf of Panama.

    Specifications:

  • Displacement 80 t.
  • Length 87' 9"
  • Beam 24' 3"
  • Speed 11 kts.
  • Propulsion: One 550shp diesel engine, one shaft.
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    for full size image    		 Size Image Description Source
    YP-383
    110314501    		 425k YP-383 Photo courtesy of Greg Juergens.
    YP-383
    110314502    		 1.43k Giuseppe DiMaggio with the former YP-383 which became the Giuseppe DiMaggio after its acquisition on 29 April 1942. PDF courtesy of Greg Juergens.
    YP-383
    110314504    		 386k Giuseppe DiMaggio with the former YP-383 which became the Giuseppe DiMaggio. PDF courtesy of Greg Juergens.
    There is no DANFS history currently available for YP-383
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