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YP-589

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Xray - Papa - Alpha
NXPA
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

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

District Patrol Craft
  • Built by Hutchinson Boat Works, Alexandria Bay, NY
  • Laid down, 04 September 1943
  • Launched, 28 April 1944
  • Placed in service at New York Navy Yard as YP-589, 09 June 1944
  • Assigned to the US Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD, for midshipman training her entire career
  • Placed out of service, date unknown
  • Struck from the Naval Register and sold, 01 July 1976
    Specifications:
    Displacement 50 tons (lt)
    Length 75'
    Beam 16'
    Draft unknown
    Speed unknown
    Complement unknown
    Armament none
    Propulsion
    two Diesel engines
    two propellers, 400shp
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    YP-589
    143158901
    170k YP-589 underway off the US Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD, date unknown.
    US Navy photo
    Stan Svec
    YP-589
    143158902
    122k YP-589 underway, location unknown, probably during the 1950s. Dave Wright

    There is no DANFS history record available for YP-589 at NavSource
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
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