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YP-675

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Juliet - Kilo - Uniform
NJKU
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
National Defense Service Medal


YP- 654 Class Training Craft - YP-673 Series
  • Built in 1979 by Peterson Builders Sturgeon Bay WI
  • Launched in 1958
  • Delivered and placed in service, 14 March 1958, at US Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD.
  • Placed out of service and struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
  • Current Disposition in private ownership as R/V Eastern Surveyor
    Specifications:
    Displacement 66 t.(fl)
    Length 80.5'
    Beam 17' 9 3/4"
    Draft 5' 4"
    Speed 12 kts.
    Armament none
    Complement
    2 Officers
    8 Enlisted
    Range 1800 nm
    Propulsion
    two 12V-71N Detroit Diesel engines
    two propellers, 437 shp @ 2,100 RPM

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    YP-675 49k Ex-YP-675 in service as the Research Vessel R/V Eastern Surveyor entering the harbor at Providence, R.I., 24 October 2005. Photo courtesy Matt Ruscher. Robert Hurst
    YP-675 55k R/V Eastern Surveyor moored pierside at Davisville, R.I., 11 March 2006. Photo source unknown courtesy shipping.com. Robert Hurst
    YP-675 55k R/V Eastern Surveyor underway at Providence R.I., 2 October 2006.
    Photo courtesy Save the Cumberland.
    Robert Hurst
    YP-675 269k R/V Eastern Surveyor tied-up at the Promet Shipyard, Providence, R. I., 25 October 2010, prior to being lifted out the water for repainting.
    Photo courtesy Save the Cumberland.
    Robert Hurst
    YP-675 387k R/V Eastern Surveyor "In the sling", at Promet shipyard, Providence, R.I., 5 January 2011.
    Photo courtesy Save the Cumberland.
    Robert Hurst
    YP-675 599k R/V Eastern Surveyor on the hard at Promet shipyard, Providence, R.I., 30 March 2011, after repainting.
    Photo courtesy Save the Cumberland.
    Robert Hurst
    YP-675 262k R/V Eastern Surveyor tied up at Allen's Harbor after Hurricane Irene, 18 August 2011.
    Photo courtesy Save the Cumberland.
    Robert Hurst
    YP-675 254k Research Vessel R/V Eastern Surveyor underway in New York City harbor, 17 May 2012. Photo courtesy Save the Cumberland.net James Swank

    There is no DANFS history record for YP-675 available at Navsource
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log

    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    US Navy Fact File - Yard Patrol Craft - YP

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