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YP-446

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is left to right
American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal
District Patrol Craft
  • Built in 1931 as the wood-hulled motor dragger Alvan T Fuller, at Storey Shipbuilding Co., Essex, MA
  • Launched, date unknown
  • Acquired by the US Navy through bare bottom charter, 17 June 1942, from Philip P. Manta
  • Converted for Naval service at George Lawley & Sons, Neponset, MA.
  • Placed in service, 22 October 1942, as YP-446, ENS. Howe Wheelock USNR officer in charge
  • Assigned to the Eastern Sea Frontier and based at Navy Section Base Ambrose, Staten Island, N.Y.
  • Placed out of service, 19 March 1943, at Naval Drydock South Boston
  • Transferred to the WSA for return to her owners, Pioneer Vessel Corp, Gloucester, MA., 18 May 1943 ($15,000 paid to owners to refit for fishing)
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 2 June 1943
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement 98 t.
    Length 89'
    Beam 22' 3"
    Draft 10' 3"
    Speed 9 kts
    Complement
    one officer
    nine enlisted
    Armament 3 single 20mm gun mounts
    Propulsion
    one 6-cyl Atlas Imperial Diesel engine
    single propeller, 275shp
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    For Full Size Image    		 Size Image Description Source
    YP-446
    2718-42 NYBOS    		 1,775k Motor Dragger Alvan T Fuller, moored pierside, 22 June 1942, probably at, George Lawley & Sons, Shipyard, Neponset, MA. and prior to conversion to YP-446.
    Navy Yard Boston photo #'s 2718 NYBOS and 2718-42 NYBOS.    		 Anne E. Wheelock
    YP-446
    2718 NYBOS    		 1749k
    YP-446
    4961-42 NYBOS    		 2092k YP-446 underway while running yard trials near Neponset, MA., 22 October 1942.
    Navy Yard Boston photo #'s 4961-42 NYBOS, 4960-42 NYBOS and 4959-42 NYBOS    		 Anne E. Wheelock
    YP-446
    4960-42 NYBOS    		 1994k
    YP-446
    4959-42 NYBOS    		 2224k
    There is no DANFS history record available for YP-446 at NavSource
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    Deck Log - 3 to 6 December 1942
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