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YP-493

/International Radio Call Sign:
November - Quebec - Whiskey - Yankee NQWY

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

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

District Patrol Craft

Built, date and location unknown

Acquired by the US Navy, circa 1940

Converted for Naval service, location unknown

Placed in service as YP-493 circa 1941 in the 6th Naval District

Placed out of service, date unknown

Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown

Final Disposition, fate unknown

Specifications:
Displacement unknown
Length unknown
Beam unknown
Draft unknown
Speed unknown
Complement

two officers

unknown enlisted
Armament

two .50 cal machine guns

two depth charge tracks, two depth charges
Propulsion unknown

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description		Source
	2109k	*YP-493, YP-472, YP-478* and *YP-476* underway in the waters of the Sixth Naval District during World War II. Patrol vessels of this type were locally known as "Shrimpers", reflecting their origin as commercial fishing boats. The original photograph is in Volume I of the Sixth Naval District's World War II historical report (First Draft Narrative, preceding page 67) held by the Navy Library, May 2010. US Navy photo # NH 106995, from the collections of the Naval History and Heritage Command.		Robert Hurst

There is no DANFS history record available for YP-493 at NavSource

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

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