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Sylph (PY 12)



Sylph call sign:
November - Echo - Bravo - Charlie

ex-YP-71



YP-71 call sign:
November - Bravo - Uniform - Bravo
Patrol Yacht: Built in 1929 as the yacht Intrepid by George Lawley and Sons Corp., Neponset, MA; Acquired by the Navy 16 July 1940 and classified as a Patrol Craft, YP-71; Renamed Sylph and designated a Patrol Yacht, PY-12, 19 July 1940; Commissioned, 1 October 1940 after conversion by the Sullivan Drydock and Repair Co., New York, NY; Decommissioned, 19 December 1945 at Charleston, SC; Struck from the Naval Register, 8 January 1946; Transferred 31 December 1946 to the War Shipping Administration. Fate unknown.

Specifications: Displacement, 810 tons; Length, 205'; Beam, 33' 10"; Draft, 16' 10"; Speed, 10 kts.; Complement 88; Armament, two 3"/50 dual purpose gun mounts, two .50 cal. machine guns, four .30 cal. machine guns, one depth charge rack, one "Y"-gun, and two "K"-guns; Propulsion, prior to WW II, sail and diesel, during WW II, one Winton 128A diesel engine, 1,000bhp, one shaft.

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Sylph 92k Sylph (PY-12) trained midshipmen before WW II. At the beginning of of the war, her masts and sails were removed, and she was powered by her auxiliary engines. E. Rago, crewmember
Sylph 73k Steaming down the Patomac River. The Washington skyline can be seen in the background.
U.S. Navy photo 80-G-1017145		 DANFS
Sylph 64k . Robert Hirst
Sylph 30k c. 1941
WW II configuration.		 E. Rago, crewmember
Sylph 98k WW II crew photo E. Rago, crewmember, second from left, front row
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