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IX-88 Wimbee

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is left to right
American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal
Auxiliary Yawl:
  • Built in 1938 as Condor at Bremen, Germany
  • Launched (date unknown)
  • Acquired in August 1942 by the Navy from W. L. MacFarland, Greenwich, CT.
  • Renamed Wimbee (IX-88)
  • Placed in service, 11 September 1942, at Port Everglades, FL.
  • Placed out of service, 17 March 1943
  • Struck from the Navy Register, 28 June 1944
  • Transferred, 7 February 1945, to the Maritime Commission and sold to Paul Liskey, Harrisonburg, VA.
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement unknown
    Length 59' 9"
    Beam 13' 3"
    Draft 8' 2"
    Speed 7 kts.
    Complement unknown
    Armament unknown
    Propulsion sail with auxiliary engine
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