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Lost to enemy action, 10 December 1941
YP-17
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CG-275 (1925 - 1934)
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons
Precedence of awards is top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - American Defense Service Medal
Bottom Row - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal
District Patrol Craft * Built by Lake Union Dry Dock and Machine Works, Seattle, WA * Launched, date unknown * Commissioned as CG-275, 1925 * Transferred to the US Navy, 15 January 1934 * Placed in service as YP-17, 1934 * Assigned to Thirteenth Naval District, training reservists, 1934-1940 * YP-17 was delivered along with YP-16 by USS Ramapo (AO-12) to Apra Harbor, Guam, 22 October 1940 * Both were to augment the local defenses and to provide naval surveillance and reconnaissance in the waters around Guam * Badly damaged in typhoon at Piti, Guam, 03 November 1940 * Damaged and fell into Japanese hands with the fall of Guam, 10 December 1941 * Struck from the Naval Register, 24 July 1942 * YP-17 earned one battle star for World War II service for the Philippine Islands Operation (Including Guam)
Specifications:
Displacement 37.5 tons
Length 74' 11"
Beam 13' 7"
Draft 3' 9"
Speed 12 knots
Complement 8
Armament unknown
Propulsion
two Sterling 6-cylinder gasoline engines
two propellers, 500shp
| Click On Image For Full Size Image | Size | Image Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| There are no images of YP-17 available at NavSource |
There is no DANFS history record available for YP-17 at NavSource
Crew Contact And Reunion Information
U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
**YP-17 personnel captured at Guam and imprisoned in Japan
| USN | | | |
| ----------------------------- | ---- | ------- | ----------------------------------------------------- |
| Townsend, Homer Lamar | CBM | 3596005 | Imprisoned in Osaka area |
| Prickett, Hiram Jefferson | QM1c | 2678192 | imprisoned in Osaka area |
| Podries, Anthony Joseph | MM1c | 3364049 | imprisoned at Hirohata |
| Foote, Arthur Earnest | MM1c | 3855619 | died 25 July 1945 in air raid [Kawasaki Steel Mill] |
| Bluma, Lawrence Eugene | BM2c | 3419732 | imprisoned at Zentsuji |
| Arnett, Lowren Augustus | S1c | 2916382 | imprisoned in Osaka area |
| Dutro, Harold William | F2c | 3760667 | imprisoned at Hirohata |
This page was created by Gary P. Priolo and is maintained by David L. Wright
Last Updated 12 December 2017