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USS YP-421


International Radio Call Sign:
November - Foxtrot - Whiskey - Victor
 NFWV
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons


Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - Navy Unit Commendation - American Campaign Medal
Bottom Row - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal - Philippines Liberation Medal (1)
District Patrol Craft
  • Laid down, 16 March 1936, as the Diesel Beam Trawler MV Surf for Bay State Fishing Co. at Bath Iron Works, Bath, ME.
  • Launched, 19 September 1936
  • Delivered, 26 September 1936, to Bay State Fishing Co.
  • Acquired by the US Navy, 2 June 1942
  • Converted for Naval service, 2 June to 10 August 1942
  • Commissioned USS YP-421, 6 August 1942
  • During World War II USS YP-421 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater and participated in the in the following campaign:
    Asiatic-Pacific Campaign
    Campaign and Dates
    Luzon operation
    Lingayen Gulf landings, 9 to 18 January 1945
  • Decommissioned, 31 March 1946
  • Struck from the Naval Register in 1946
  • Transferred to the Maritime Commission in October 1946, for disposal
  • Sold for commercial service, date unknown
  • Approximately 1980 abandoned at Ridley Cove, Cundys Harbor (Harpswell), ME.
  • Final Disposition, scrapped in 1991
  • USS YP-421 received the Navy Unit Commendation for service in Salvage, Fire Fighting, and Rescue Unit, Service Force, 7th Fleet - Philippine Islands area, 3 March to 6 June 1945,and earned one battle star for World War II service.
    Specifications:
    Displacement 369 t.(lt) 560 t.(fl)
    Length 131' 2"
    Beam 25' 1"
    Draft 12' 2"
    Speed unknown
    Complement unknown
    Armament unknown
    Propulsion McIntosh & Seymour diesel engine 750 BHP, single propeller
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    YP-422 89k USS YP-421 underway in Boston Harbor, 14 September 1942.
    Navy Yard Boston photo # 4284-42 14 September 1942, Boston National Historical Park Collection NPS Cat. No. BOSTS-14828.    		 Stephen P. Carlson, Preservation Specialist, Boston NHP, Charlestown Navy Yard, Boston, MA
    There is no DANFS history record available for USS YP-421 at NavSource
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
    Fleet Reserve Association
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
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    Last Updated 17 October 2008