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YF-1080
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YP-90 (1941 - 1944)
International Radio Call Sign:
November - Bravo - Whiskey - Quebec
NBWQ
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons
Precedence of awards is left to right
American Defense Service Medal - American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal
YP-87 Class Patrol Craft
Built at Seattle, WA
Completed for Chris Jangard, Seattle, WA, as fishing vessel Montara (ON 236345), 1937
Acquired by the US Navy, 29 March 1941
Allocated to the Thirteenth Naval District, operated mostly in Washington area
Reclassified Covered Lighter, Self-Propelled YF-1080, 10 October 1944
Allocated to Naval Ammunition Depot, Puget Sound
Placed out of service, date unknown
Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
To WSA (War Shipping Administration) for disposal, 03 July 1946
Returned to owner as Montara, 1946
Final disposition, foundered 140 miles SW of San Diego, CA, 23 July 1954
Specifications:
Displacement 99 gross tons, 49 net tons
Length 71' 3"
Beam 20' 4"
Draft 9' 69"
Speed unknown
Complement unknown
Armament unknown
Propulsion
one diesel engine
single propeller, 200shp
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Image Description |
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YP-90 underway, date and location unknown.
US Navy photo |
Stan Svec |
There is no DANFS history record available for YF-1080 / YP-90 at NavSource
Crew Contact And Reunion Information
U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
This page is created and maintained by Gary P. Priolo
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Last Updated 4 December 2009
