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YP-615
International Radio Call Sign:
November - Kilo - India - Romeo
NKIR
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 Defoe Boat & Motor Works, Bay City, MI
Completed as US Coast Guard patrol boat CG-118, 1924
Stationed at Sault Ste. Marie, MI, 1924-1934
Decommisisoned, 03 October 1934
Sold to James W. Fraser, Sault Ste. Marie, MI, as freighter Peregrine (ON 237387), 1937
Sold to Mildred I. Fox, Mt. Clemens, MI, about 1941 as yacht
Acquired by the US Navy, 28 October 1942
Placed in service as YP-615, date and location unknown
Allocated to the 9th Naval District, stationed at Chicago, IL, as plane guard for training carriers
Placed out of service, date unknown
Struck from the Naval Register, 03 January 1946
Transferred to the War Shipping Administration, April 1946
Sold to Douglas Bader, Maywood, IL, 1946
Final disposition, out of documentation, 1951
Specifications:
Displacement 43 gross tons
Length 71' 3"
Beam 13' 6"
Draft 6' 3"
Speed unknown
Complement unknown
Armament unknown
Propulsion
two Sterling gasoline engines
twin propellers, 400shp (as built)
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Crew Contact And Reunion Information
U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
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