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YP-541

Flag Hoist/International Radio Call Sign:
November - Papa - Hotel - Oscar NPHO

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

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

District Patrol Craft

Built by Mathis Yacht, Camden, NJ (YN 245)

Completed for Arthur Merrick Stoner, Hartford, CT, as Jinia III (ON 239767), 1939

Requistioned for Navy by War Shipping Administration at Miami, 01 August 1942

Placed in service as YP-541, 18 August 1942

Assigned to Seventh Naval District out of St. Petersburg, FL, 1942 - 1944

Placed out of service, May 1944

Assigned to training to NTS, Hollywood, FL, 1944 - 1945

Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown

Returned to owner, 01 August 1945

Sold to Phillip F. Schneider for #21,000, 06 February 1946

Sold to Gregory S. McIntosh and renamed Mojo, 29 August 1946

Sold to Gaudin Motor Company, 27 September 1949

Sold to Frank Muller, 31 May 1951

Sold to Bell Foundry Co., 04 August 1961

Resold to Frank Muller, 09 April 1962

Sold to Lewis A. Bracker, renamed Phyllis B., 15 November 1968

Repossessed by creditors, 11 November 1970

Sold by US Marshal's sale to Thomas Ballard for $55,000, 02 July 1971

Sold to L.W. Auringer, Jr., 13 March 1973

Sold to Charles A. and Anita Johnson, 18 March 1974

Sold to Hallet E. Watson, 20 October 1976

Between 1971 and 1978 renamed Jamie Lee and Dream Lady

Sold to Ronald Lee Bailey and Lawrence P. Taulbee for $100,000, 18 October 1978

Sold to O. Wesley Box for $200,000, 08 June 1981

Sold as part of foreiture to Classic Yacht Charters, 04 December 1984

Underwent extensive restoration, 1985

Began career as charter yacht

Later owned by Hornblower Cruises

Final Disposition, broken up by Marine Group Boat Works, Chula Vista, CA, July 2023

Specifications:
Displacement 73 gross tons, 57 net tons
Length 65' 4" wl, 70' 0" overall
Beam 16' 0"
Draft 8' 1"
Speed unknown
Complement unknown
Armament unknown
Propulsion diesel, 200hp

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description		Source
143154102	70k	*Jinia III* as completed, 1941. Builder's photo from Naval Architecture as Art and Science by C.O. Liljegren, 1943.		Dave Wright
143154101	239k	*Renown* underway in San Diego harbor, 28 January 2015. Photo copyright George Schneider		George Schneider

There is no DANFS history record available for YP-541 at NavSource

Crew Contact And Reunion Information
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Last Updated 23 October 2023