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YP-559

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Quebec - India - Uniform NQIU

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 Lurssen Werft, Vegesack, Germany

Completed for William Ziegler, Jr., New York, NY, as motor yacht Gem (ON 227797), 1928

Acquired by the US Navy, 13 September 1942

Placed in service as YP-559, date unknown

Assigned to Naval Reserve Midshipmen's School, Fort Schuyler, NY

Placed out of service, date unknown

Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown

Registered to Robert Clayton Lewis, Roslyn, NY as yacht Kyma, 1948

Foundered in tow of Coast Guard cutter Cherokee (WAT-165) after colliding with tanker Cities Service Baltimore approximately 147 miles ENE of Norfolk, VA, 07 December 1958

Specifications:
Displacement 98 gross tons / 66 net tons
Length 99' 9"
Beam 17' 2"
Draft 7' 0"
Speed unknown
Complement unknown
Armament one single 20mm gun mount
Propulsion Diesel, 1500hp

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description		Source
	348k	*YP-559* underway in new York harbor during World War Two. Naval History & Heritage Command photo NH 93224, courtesy of Ted Stone		Stan Svec / Dave Wright

There is no DANFS history record available for YP-559 at NavSource

Crew Contact And Reunion Information
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