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YP-504
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YDG-2 (1943-1944)
YP-504 (1942-1943)
International Radio Call Sign:
November - Yankee - Mike - Quebec
NYMQ
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons
Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal
District Patrol Craft
Built by San Pedro Boat Works, San Pedro, CA
Completed as tuna clipper Cipango for Japanese national Iichiro Ono (Cipango is Spanish for "Japan"), 1929
Flagged American with Cipango Co., Los Angeles, CA (ON 238121), 1938
Acquired by the US Navy, 15 July 1942
Converted at Campbell Machine Co., San Diego, CA, 27 July - 14 December 1942
Placed in service as District Patrol Vessel YP-504, 10 November 1942
Commissioned USS YP-504, 05 December 1942
Arrived in Australia, 03 February 1943
Redesignated District Degaussing Vessel YDG-2, 09 February 1943
Reverted back to YP-504 and converted to cargo / mail carrier, 15 February 1944
Placed out of commission, 06 October 1945
Struck from the Naval Register, 19 December 1945
Final Disposition, scuttled off Manus, 07 December 1945
Specifications:
Displacement 177 gross tons
Length 95' 4" registered, 103'0" overall
Beam 24' 9"
Draft 9' 3"
Speed unknown
Complement unknown
Armament two single 20mm AA
Propulsion Diesel, single propeller, 375shp
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Cipango as completed.
From Pacific Fishing Journal |
Dave Wright |
There is no DANFS history record available for YP-504 / YDG-2 at NavSource
Crew Contact And Reunion Information
U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
This page was created by Gary P. Priolo and is maintained by David L. Wright
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Last Updated 24 March 2017
