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IX-201 Sterling
ex YP-449


Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal
Patrol Craft
  • A trawler built in 1939 at Mueller Shipbuilding Co., Brooklyn, N.Y.
  • Acquired by the US Navy, 3 July 1942
  • Converted for Naval service, as a Patrol Craft at Kelly's Yard, Fairhaven, MA.
  • Placed in service as YP-449, 22 October 1942, at Boston, MA.
  • Redesignated Unclassified Miscellaneous (IX-201), 15 December 1944
  • Named Sterling, 22 December 1944
  • Placed out of service, 11 December 1945
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 8 January 1946
  • Transferred to the Maritime Commission, 27 May 1946, for disposal
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement 110 t.
    Length 88' 3"
    Beam 20' 6"
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