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YP-159

International Radio Call Sign:
November - India - Tango - Mike NITM

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

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

YP-159 Class Patrol Craft

Built by Waterman SS Corp., Mobile AL

Completed for own account as company yacht Lysistrata III (ON 238851), 1939

Acquired by the US Navy, 20 December 1941

Placed in service, date unknown

Allocated to Eighth Naval District

Placed out of service, date unknown

Struck from the Naval Register, 23 September 1944

To WSA (War Shipping Administration) for disposal, 02 May 1945

Sold to William Douglas Walker, Pensacola, FL, for $10,652, May 1945

Renamed Chanticleer II, 1951

Sold to Curry Corp., Miami, FL, renamed Lady Pelican, 1964

Final disposition, last listed in registers, 1971

Specifications:
Displacement 64 gross tons, 43 net tons
Length 73' 7"
Beam 17' 3"
Draft 7' 0"
Speed unknown
Complement unknown
Armament unknown
Propulsion

two Superior MRD-6 diesels

two propellers, 340hp

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description		Source
143115902	34k	*Lysistrata III* as completed, 1939. From a Superior Diesel ad in Yachting magazine, 1940		Stan Svec
143115901	89k	YP-159 underway, date and location unknown. US Navy photo		Stan Svec

There is no DANFS history record available for YP-159 at NavSource

Crew Contact And Reunion Information
No Information Available

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