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Mizpah (PY-29)
Call sign:
Nan - Baker - Roger - Tare
Patrol Yacht: Laid down in 1926 as the yacht Savarona by the Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Corp., Newport News, VA for Mrs. Richard M. Cadwalader of Fort Washington, PA; Acquired in 1927 by Richard M. Cadwalader, Jr. of Fort Washington and renamed Sequoia; Sold to Eugene F. McDonald of Philadelphia, PA and renamed Allegro; Renamed Mizpah in 1929; Acquired by the Navy, 16 March 1942; Converted at Sturgeon Bay Shipbuilding, Sturgeon Bay, Wisc; Commissioned USS Mizpah (PY-29), 26 October 1942; Decommissioned, 15 January 1946; Transferred to the War Shipping Administration for disposal, 25 September 1946; Sold to a private owner in September 1946. Mizpah along with USS PC-1174 were scuttled 9 April 1968 as part of an artificial reef off Palm Beach, FL. Actions of the Gulf Stream and hurricanes have taken their toll. Mizpah's hull has collapsed and both ships have been scattered over a wide area.
Specifications: Displacement 607 t; Length 181'; Beam 27'; Draft 10' 7"; Speed 13.9kts; Complement 8062; Armament two 3"/50 cal. dual purpose gun mounts, three .50 cal. machine guns, two dct, two dcp; Propulsion two 850shp Winton diesel engines, two shafts
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DANFS History entry located on the Haze Gray & Underway Web Site.
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| Contact: | LT and Mrs. D. Dudley Bloom, USN, Ret. |
| Address: | c/o Richard B. Bloom |
| Phone: | 215-796-5775 |
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| Remarks: | Interested in capturing the past? Call or e-mail Richard B. Bloom at the above number or e-mail address |
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