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Sunk by Japanese surface vessels, 09 September 1942

USS YP-346

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Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons


Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive, 09 September 1942)
Bottom Row- American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal

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During World War II YP-346 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater and participated in the following campaign:

Asiatic-Pacific Campaigns

Campaign and Dates
Capture and defense of Guadalcanal, 10 August to 9 September 1943

Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown

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One man died in service aboard and remains on duty

EM1c Leo Benjamin Lemer (181 02 05) V-6 USNR, Tulagi, 09 September 1942

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Specifications:
Displacement 259 gross tons, 133 net tons
Length 108' 7"
Beam 26' 5"
Draft 10' 7"
Speed unknown
Complement unknown
Armament

three single 20mm AA guns

two .50 cal machine guns

Propulsion

two diesel engines

two propellers, 400shp

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Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description		Source
Commercial Service
143134603	32k	Prospect as completed, circa 1938. San Diego History Center photo from Walter E. Averrett Collection, accession number S-209-A CD M0022 (0132-3301-3098)		Dave Wright
USS YP-346
143134601	290k	USS YP-346 with USS Tucker (DD-374) under tow in the Bruat Channel, Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides, at about 2330 hours GCT, 03 August 1942. Tucker, jackknifed amidships, had struck a mine in the area at about 2145 hours GCT on that day, breaking her keel. She sank on 04 August 1942. Photographed from a plane based on USS Curtiss (AV-4). Naval History & Heritage Command phot0 NH 77030		Joe Radigan MACM USN Ret.
143134604	486k	USS YP-346 aground near Tulagi Harbor, Tulagi Island, Solomon Islands, 09 September 1942. Hours before, just after midnight, she was shelled by the IJN light cruiser Sendai and three destroyers (Shikinami, Fubuki and Suzukaze) as she approached the harbor of Tulagi. The first salvo struck astern and started a fire aft. Anti-aircraft bursts subsequently struck amidships, destroying the life boats. Several near misses and one shell struck the pilot house on the port side, damaging the steering and engine room controls and hampering maneuverability. With great effort, YP-346 was beached with the intent of salvaging as much equipment as possible and saving the crew. One man was lost on the boat. Late that evening, Sendai returned and shelled the beached "Yippie," completely destroying her. Official Marine Corps Photograph, from the Thayer Soule Collection at the Archives Branch, Marine Corps History Division		David Upton
143134602	61k	Cover art for David Bruhn's book, provisionally titled, "Yachts and Yippies: the U.S. Navy's Patrol Yachts and Patrol Vessels." The painting by Richard DeRosset, titled "Night Action off Tulagi", depicts the destruction of USS YP-346 by the Japanese light cruiser HIJMS Sendai off Guadalcanal on 8 September 1942.		David Bruhn

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Commanding Officers
01	CHIEF BOAT Joaquin "S" Theodore USN	??? - 09 September 1942

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There is no DANFS history record available for USS YP-346 at NavSource

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

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