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YP-603

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Tango - Whiskey - Whiskey
 NTWW
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 Building Co., Camden, NJ (YN 183)
  • Completed as yacht Truant (ON 226170) for Truman H. Newberry, Detroit, MI, 1926
  • Sold to Parry D. Saylor, New York, NY, president of Canada Dry Corp., and renamed Nancy IV, 1933
  • Sold to Calvin P. Bentley, Miami, FL and renamed Shiawassee III, 1935
  • Acquired by the US Navy, November 1942
  • Placed in service as YP-603, date unknown
  • Assigned to 7th Naval District, patrolling Florida coast, 1942-1944
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 29 July 1944
  • Transferred to War Shipping Administration for disposal, September 1945
  • Sold to Juanita James, Miami Beach, FL, and placed in service as freighter Shiawassee III, 1945
  • Final disposition, ran on South Riding Rocks, Bimini, and foundered, 15 February 1947.
  • Was enroute Miami to San Juan with load of machinery and venetian blinds. Master lost, six crew survived
    Specifications:
    Displacement 167 gross tons
    Length 105' oa
    Beam 19'
    Draft 9.2'
    Speed unknown
    Complement unknown
    Armament unknown
    Propulsion two Winton diesels, 400hp
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    YP-603 26k The future YP-603 underway as yacht Nancy IV, date and location unknown.
    Photo from a Winton Engine Corp. ad in Motor Boating magazine, February 1934    		 Dave Wright
    There is no DANFS history record available for YP-603 at NavSource
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
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