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Pyrope (PYc-17)

Call sign:
Nan - Able - Mike - Peter

Coastal Patrol Yacht:

Built in 1923 as the yacht Oceanus by Germania Werft, Kiel, Germany for John William Kiser of New York, NY

Acquired in 1927 by Donaldson Brown of New York and renamed Oceania

Acquired in 1939 by Fred Perry of Allenhurst, NJ

Purchased by the Maritime Commission 27 December 1941

Transferred to the Navy 8 January 1942 and converted for Naval service at Martinolich Shipbuilding Co., San Diego, CA

Commissioned USS Pyrope (PYc-17), 11 March 1942 under the command of LTJG John A. Gorham, USNR

Decommissioned 13 December 1946 at San Francisco, CA

Struck from the Naval Register 8 January 1947 and transferred to the War Shipping Administration for disposal

Acquired in 1947 by Walter N. Gates of Long Beach, CA and renamed Oceania

Acquired in 1952 by Nutrilite Products, Inc. of Buena Park, CA

Acquired in 1959 by Walter H. McMillion of Long Beach

Out of documentation 12 October 1961

Fate unknown.

Specifications:

Displacement 490 t.

Length 156' 4"

Beam 24' 6"

Draft 13' 2"

Speed 12.5 kts.

Complement 49

Armament: One 3"/50 dual purpose gun mount, one 40mm gun mount, and two depth charge tracks

Propulsion: Two 600shp Krupp diesel engines, two shafts.

Click on thumbnail for full size image	Size	Image Description		Source
	76k	c. 1923/1925 Oceania		Jim Rogers
	54k	c. 1957 Los Angeles harbor		Jim Rogers

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