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USS YP-414

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Foxtrot - Lima - Victor NFLV

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

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

District Patrol Craft

Built by Bath Iron Works, Bath, ME (YN 174)

Laid down, 27 February 1937

Launched, 08 July 1937

Delivered to Bay State Fishing Co., Boston, MA, as the beam trawler Tide (ON 236432), 10 July 1937

Sold to General Seafoods Corp., Boston, MA, renamed FV Squall, 1939

Acquired by the US Navy, 20 May 1942

Converted for Naval Service, 20 May - 13 July 1942

Commissioned YP-414, 13 July 1942

Decommissioned Quincy Dry Dock & Yacht, Quincy, MA, 10 August 1945

Struck from the Naval Register, 1945

Transferred to the Maritime Commission for disposal, 13 November 1945

Returned to her owners General Seafoods, name reverted to FV Squall, fished out of Rockland, ME.

National Sea Products, a Canadian company, purchased General Seafoods in 1956. The trawler remained in US registry, and continued fishing out of Rockland with National's subsidiary 40-Fathom Trawlers.

Deleted from registry in 1977,

Hulk beached at the entrance of Morse Cove in Penobscot Bay, ME, to serve as a breakwater for the marina in the cove

Still present as of 2024

Specifications:
Displacement 369 tons (lt) 560 tons (fl)
Length 131' 2"
Beam 25' 1"
Draft 12' 2"
Speed unknown
Complement unknown
Armament unknown
Propulsion

one McIntosh & Seymour Diesel engine

single propeller, 750shp

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description	Source
143141402	1018k	YP-414 underway, probably in Boston area, 22 November 1942. Naval History & Heritage Command photo NH 93220, courtesy Ted Stone	Original: Stan Svec Replacement: Dave Wright
143141401	69k	YP-414 underway in Boston Harbor, 12 August 1942. Navy Yard Boston photo # 3513-42 28 July 1942, Boston National Historical Park Collection NPS Cat. No. BOSTS-14815.	Stephen P. Carlson, Preservation Specialist, Boston NHP, Charlestown Navy Yard, Boston, MA
143141403	324k	Hulk of *Squall* beached as breakwater at the entrance of Morse Cove in Penobscot Bay, ME, date unknown.	Photo copyright Kevin J. Rowell
143141404	635k	Hulk of *Squall*, as seen on 04 July 2000. Photos copyright Rob Michael.	Rob Michael, Portland ME
143141405	782k
143141406	787k

Commanding Officers
01	LT Wilson Wyatt Tarleton D-V(G) USNR	(March 1943)
02	LT(JG) Lance Chaffee Ballou, Jr. D-V(G) USNR	(October 1943)
03	ENS P R Thompson USNR	(March-July 1944)
04	ENS/LT(JG) Raymond S. Metzger, Jr. D-VG, USNR	(October 1944)- 10 August 1945

There is no DANFS history record available for USS YP-414 at NavSource

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

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Last Updated 15 December 2024