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YP-595

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Xray - Zulu - Yankee
 NXZY
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 Charles L. Seabury Co., and Gas Engine Power Co., Consolidated, Morris Heights, NY
  • Completed as yacht Zumbrota (ON 217044) for circus magnate Charles Ringling, New York, NY, 1918
  • Sold to H.J. Smith, Miami, FL, renamed Vellron, June 1922
  • Sold to E.C. Finkbine, Los Angeles, CA, 1925
  • Sold to C.S. Smith, Compton, CA, 1936
  • (Frequent statements this yacht was owned by Mae West and Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. are not supported by information in yacht registers)
  • Acquired by US Navy, late 1942
  • Converted for naval service by San Diego Marine, San Diego, CA
  • Placed in service as YP-595, March 1943
  • Assigned to West Coast Sound Training Squadron at San Diego, 1943-45
  • Placed out of service, 16 November 1945
  • Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
  • To War Shipping Administration for disposal, July 1947
  • Returned to owner as Vellron, 1947
  • Final disposition, currently active with Hornblower Yachts, Marina del Rey, CA, as charter yacht Zumbrota
    Specifications:
    Displacement 91 gross tons
    Length 87' 2"
    Beam 18' 1"
    Draft 8' 4"
    Speed unknown
    Complement unknown
    Armament unknown
    Propulsion
    gas engine, 300hp
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    YP-595 720k Yacht Vellron returning from a successful fishing outing, Newport Beach, CA, 1951.
    Hugh R. McMillan Photographs, University of California Irvine Special Collections    		 Dave Wright
    YP-595 587k Charter yacht Zumbrota moored at Marina del Rey, CA, date unknown. Dave Wright
    There is no DANFS history record available for YP-595 at NavSource
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
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