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YP-158

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is left to right
American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal

YP-158 Class Patrol Craft

Built by Nilson Yach Building, Baltimore, MD

Completed for Charles Martin Clark, New York, NY, as yacht North Wind (ON 209519), 1911

Sold to J.A. Mitchell, Houston, TX, early 1920s

Sold to L.A. Layne, Houston, TX, renamed Southern Breeze, late 1920s

Acquired by US Navy, 20 December 1941

Placed in service as YP-158, ENS Eli B. Roth, USN, in charge, 30 December 1941

Assigned to Eight Naval District at Section Base Galveston

YP-158's naval carrer was cut short due to serious engine and shaft problems

Placed out of service in June 1942, by October of that year she was being cannibalized for parts

Struck from the Naval Register and sold, 08 October 1943

Final Disposition, foundered at Galveston, March 1944

Specifications:
Displacement 93 gross tons, 63 net tons
Length 99' 0" overall, 93' 6" waterline
Beam 17' 0"
Draft 8' 0"
Speed unknown
Complement unknown
Armament unknown
Propulsion

two diesel engines

two propellers, 500bhp

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description		Source
143115801	209k	L.A. Layne's *Southern Breeze* in the Houston Yacht Club harbor, 1931. Photo via svenssonarild.wordpress.com		Joe Radigan MACM USN Ret.

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Crew Contact And Reunion Information
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