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PY-22 Azurlite


Built in 1928 as the yacht Vogabondia by Germania Werft, Kiel, Germany; Acquired by the Navy, 9 December 1941; Commissioned USS Azurlite (PY-22), 16 March 1942; Decommissioned, 22 January 1946 at San Francisco, CA; Struck from the Naval Register, (date unknown); Transferred to the Maritime Commission for disposal, 29 January 1947. Fate unknown.

Specifications: Displacement 1,080 t.; Length 210 ' 11"; Beam 34' ; Draft 12' 6" ; Speed 12 kts; Complement 67; Armament two 3"/50 dual purpose gun mounts; Propulsion two 800shp Krupp diesel engines, two shafts.
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Azurlite 63k . Charles M. Burton
Crew member, mid-1944 to January 1946.
Azurlite 75k . Charles M. Burton
Crew member, mid-1944 to January 1946.
Azurlite Officer's 83k Officers of the Azurlite. Charles M. Burton
Crew member, mid-1944 to January 1946.
Azurlite Crew 66k Crew of the Azurlite. Charles M. Burton
Crew member, mid-1944 to January 1946.

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