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YP-285
International Radio Call Sign:
November - Zulu - Kilo - Bravo
NZKB
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 Western Boat Building, Tacoma, WA (YN 92)
Completed for Northwestern Tuna Co., Los Angeles, CA, as purse seiner Northwestern (ON 230063), 1930
Registered to George P. Ellington, Los Angeles, CA, 1935
Registered to Van Camp Seafood Co., San Diego, CA, 1936
Purchased by the Navy, 17 February 1942
Placed in service as YP-285, date and location unknown
Reported to Canal Zone for duty in Fifteenth Naval District, 30 June 1942
Operated in Caribbean escorting convoys between Kingston, Jamaica and Cristobal
Placed out of service at San Pedro, 28 January 1946
Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
Returned to owner, 26 March 1946
Registered to M. Machado Medina, San Diego, CA, as Evelyn R, 1951
Registered to McAllister Equipment Leasing, Juneau, AK, renamed Ptarmigan, 1963
Registered to Ptarmigan, Inc., Seattle, WA, 1970s
Final Disposition, fate unknown (lost 1979?)
Specifications:
Displacement 346 gross tons, 186 net tons
Length 117' 0"
Beam 28' 1"
Draft 12' 8"
Speed unknown
Complement unknown
Armament unknown
Propulsion
one Diesel engine
single propeller, 480bhp
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Evelyn R moored during the 1950s, location unknown. |
Dave Wright |
There is no DANFS history record available for YP-285 at NavSource
Crew Contact And Reunion Information
U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
This page is created and maintained by David L. Wright
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Last Updated 17 September 2023
