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YP-203

International Radio Call Sign:
November - X-Ray - Victor - X-Ray
NXVX

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

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

District Patrol Craft

Built by Julius Petersen, Nyack, NY

Completed for manufacturer Zalmon G. Simmons, Bridgeport, CT, as yacht Zamette III (ON 230678), 1931

Renamed Genzam, 1936

Acquired by Navy, 09 January 1942

Placed in service as YP-202, May 1942

Assigned to Tenth Naval District on patrol duty in Caribbean, June 1942 - June 1945

Arrived Charleston Navy Yard for repairs, 02 July 1945

Laid up Bucksport, SC, awaiting disposal, July 1945

Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown

To WSA (War Shipping Administration) for disposal, 19 February 1946

Sold to Ford Yacht Agency, New York, NY, as Genzam, 1946

Burned at Henry B. Nevins' boat yard, City Island, NY, 14 Janaury 1949

Specifications:
Displacement 148 gross tons, 101 net tons
Length 97' 7"
Beam 19' 0"
Draft 10' 5"
Speed unknown
Complement unknown
Armament unknown

Propulsion

two Winton diesel engines

two propellers, 400hp

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description		Source
	18k	*Genzam, circa 1941. Photo from Julius Petersen advert in Navy Yearbook*, 1944.		Dave Wright

Commanding Officers
01	LT Albert Hessberg D-V(G), USNR	(July - November 1942)

There is no DANFS history record available for YP-203 at NavSource

Crew Contact And Reunion Information
U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log

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