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YFB-30

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from top to bottom
American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal

Wooden hulled yacht

Built by Mathis Yacht Building, Camden, NJ (YN 179)

Completed for William H. Elkins, Philadelphia, PA, as motor yacht Pilgrim II (ON 225758), 1926

Acquired by US Navy, 24 March 1942

Placed in service, 28 April 1942

Though designated a ferryboat, was apparently used as a patrol boat on the Delaware River, 1942-1945

Placed out of service, September 1945

Struck from the Naval Register, 10 June 1947

Registered to John W. Vessels, Washington, DC, 1947

Registered to R. Fred Irvine, Miami FL, 1953

Registered to Daytona Beach Boat Works, Daytona Beach, FL, 1954

Registered to J. Ray McDermott & Co., Inc., Houston, TX, 1955

Registered to Gay Adventure, Inc., Fort Myers, FL, 1963

Final disposition, scrapped in Florida about 1997

One man was lost while serving aboard and remains on duty
Sea2c Thaddeus Thomas Kmiec, USCG, Delaware River, 19 July 1942

Specifications:
Displacement 118 gross tons, 107 net tons
Length 84' 8" waterline, 92' 5" overall
Beam 18' 0"
Draft 6' 2"
Speed unknown
Complement unknown
Armament none

Propulsion

two Winton 6-cylinder diesel engines

twin propellers, 300shp

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description		Contributed By
1435003001	39k	*Pilgrim II* as completed. Photo by Joseph N. Pearce from Town & Country magazine, 01 August 1926.		Dave Wright

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DANFS history entry located at the US Naval History and Heritage Command

Crew Contact And Reunion Information
U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log

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