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YP-426

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

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

District Patrol Craft * Built in 1929, as the Diesel Dragger Katherine F. Saunders at Morse Shipyard, Thomaston, ME. * Acquired by the US Navy in 1942 * Converted for Naval service, US Naval Dry Dock, South Boston, MA. * Placed in service as YP-426 in 1942 * Ran aground, 15 December 1943 on Tybee Island, GA., declared a total loss * Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown * Final Disposition, fate unknown

Specifications:
Displacement 100 t.
Length 93'
Beam unknown
Draft unknown
Speed unknown
Complement unknown
Armament 3 single 20mm gun mounts
Propulsion
one Cooper-Bessemer Diesel engine
single propeller, 320shp

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description	Source
	95k	YP-426 underway, date and location unknown.	Stan Svec

There is no DANFS history record available for YP-426 at NavSource

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

This page is created and maintained by Gary P. Priolo

Last Updated 7 March 2014