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YP-605

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Kilo - Hotel - Foxtrot
 NKHF
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 Stephens Brothers, Stockton, CA (YN 598)
  • Completed as yacht Edna F. II (ON 230573) for G.A. Mitchell, Los Angeles, CA, 1931
  • Purchased by Charlie Chaplin as a gift for mistress Paulette Goddard, renamed Panacea, 1934
  • Sold to movie star lawyer Loyd Wright, Los Angeles, CA, 1938
  • Acquired by the US Navy, November 1942
  • Placed in service as YP-605, date unknown
  • Initally assigned to 11th Naval District at Section Base, San Pedro
  • Assigned to Amphibious Training Command, Acorn Assembly & Training Detachment, November 1943 - late 1945
  • Decommissioned, 26 February 1946
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 12 March 1946
  • Returned to owner (listed as Oona Chaplin), June 1946
  • Final disposition, last listed in registers, 1956
    Specifications:
    Displacement 34 gross tons
    Length 50' 5"
    Beam 12' 9"
    Draft 5' 2"
    Speed unknown
    Complement unknown
    Armament unknown
    Propulsion gas engine, single propeller, 350shp
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    For Full Size Image    		 Size Image Description Source
    YP-604 62k Ex YP-605 as yacht Panacea, moored at Harbor Boat & Yacht Company, San Diego, CA, circa 1946.
    Original photo by Larry Booth, from San Diego History Center collection at UC San Diego Library,
    identifier LB 2371 CD M0053 (1091-3152-2307)    		 Dave Wright
    There is no DANFS history record available for YP-605 at NavSource
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
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