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YP-79

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Bravo - Quebec - Echo
 NBQE
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is left to right
American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - National Defense Service Medal
YP-78 Class Patrol Craft
  • Built by Hutchinson Boat Works, Alexandria Bay, NY
  • Contract awarded, 30 June 1941
  • Laid down, date unknown
  • Launched, 20 April 1942
  • Delivered and placed in service as YP-79, August 1942
  • Placed out of service, date unknown
  • Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
  • Transferred to Haiti at Miami, FL, renamed 22 Septembre (GC-11), 1960
  • Arrived Bizoton, Haiti, for duty, 25 August 1960
  • Final disposition, fate unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement unknown
    Length 75'
    Beam 16'
    Draft unknown
    Speed unknown
    Complement unknown
    Armament unknown
    Propulsion
    two Diesel engines
    two propellers, 400shp
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    For Full Size Image    		 Size Image Description Source
    YP-79
    143107902    		 417k YP-79 on the ways before launching, April 1942.
    National Archives photo 19-N-44726    		 Dave Wright
    YP-79
    143107903    		 76k Launching ceremony for YP-79, 20 April 1942.
    Cornwall Bros. Museum Collection photo via thousandislandslife.com     		Dave Wright
    YP-79
    143107901    		 332k YP-79 underway, probably shortly after delivery and before departing on her delivery voyage. Note her number is now shaded, and the machine gun mounts fore and aft.
    National Archives photo 19-N-44728    		 Stan Svec / Dave Wright
    There is no DANFS history record available for YP-79 at NavSource
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    No Information Available
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