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USS YP-415

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Foxtrot - Oscar - Oscar
NFOO
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

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

District Patrol Craft
  • Laid down, 24 March 1936, as the Beam Trawler FV Swell for Bay State Fishing Co. at Bath Iron Works, Bath, ME.
  • Launched, 17 October 1936
  • Delivered, 18 October 1936, to Bay State Fishing Co.
  • Acquired by the US Navy, 20 May 1942
  • Converted for Naval Service, 20 May to 15 July1942
  • Commissioned USS YP-415, 17 July 1942
  • Decommissioned, 18 June 1946
  • Struck from the Naval Register in 1946
  • Transferred to the Maritime Commission in January 1947, for disposal
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement 369 t.(lt) 560 t.(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
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    YP-415 89k USS YP-415 underway in Boston Harbor, 25 September 1942.
    Navy Yard Boston photo # 4473-42 25 September 1942, Boston National Historical Park Collection NPS Cat. No. BOSTS-14817.
    Stephen P. Carlson, Preservation Specialist, Boston NHP, Charlestown Navy Yard, Boston, MA
    YP-415 108k USS YP-415 underway, date and location unknown.
    US Navy photo.
    Stan Svec

    There is no DANFS history record available for USS YP-415 at NavSource
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
    Fleet Reserve Association

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