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YP-51
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CG-261 (1925 - 1934)
Pre-WWII International Radio Call Sign:
November - Romeo - Yankee - Charlie
NRYC
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons
Precedence of awards is top to bottom, left to right
American Defense Service Medal - American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal
District Patrol Craft
Built by A.W. DeYoung, Alameda, CA
Commissioned as CG-261, 1925
Stationed at San Pedro, CA, 1925-33
Transferred to Department of Justice, May 1933
Transferred to Navy, 1934
Placed in service as YP-51, 1935
Prewar assigned to Naval Reserve Training,Twelfth Naval District
Assigned to Inshore Patrol, Twelfth Naval District, 1941-45
Placed out of service, date unknown
Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
Registered to Carl V. Brown, San Francisco, CA, as yacht Milliquin (ON 257116), August 1949
Sold to Robert H. Gibson, San Francisco, CA, renamed The Chaser, November 1949
Final disposition, out of documentation and motorboat number awarded, 1952
Specifications:
Displacement 37.5 tons
Length 74' 11"
Beam 13' 7"
Draft 4'
Speed 12 knots
Complement 8
Armament unknown
Propulsion
two Sterling 6-cylinder gasoline engines
two propellers, 500shp
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Last Updated 31 October 2020