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Metha Nelson (IX-74)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Yankee - Papa - Charlie
NYPC

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal

Wooden-hulled sailing schooner:

Built in 1896 by Hans D. Bendixsen, Eureka, CA.

Acquired by the US Navy, 11 June 1942, from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Converted for Naval service by Craig Shipyard, Long Beach, CA.

Assigned to the 11th Naval District at Los Angeles, CA.

Placed in service 25 September 1943

Placed out of service, 25 September 1945

Struck from the Naval Register, 24 October 1945

Returned to the War Shipping Commission a week later

Sold by the Maritime Commission, 7 October 1946, at San Pedro, CA. buyer may have been Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Final Disposition, fate unknown

Specifications:
Displacement 464 t.
Length 156'
Beam 36'
Draft 11' 9"
Speed 7.5 kts
Complement unknown

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description		Contributed By
	200k	Metha Nelson (IX-74) off Los Angeles harbor, CA., 1943-45, while serving as harbor entrance control vessel. Prior to the war, she played HMS Bounty in the film Mutiny on the Bounty. Description: Courtesy of Alfred Cellier, 1977. US Naval History and Heritage Command photo # NH 85181		Joe Radigan MACM USN Ret.

Metha Nelson (IX-74)
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS)

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

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