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YP-33
ex
 CG-253 (1925 - 1934)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Alpha - Kilo - Hotel
 NAKH
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is top to bottom, left to right
American Defense Service Medal - American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal
District Patrol Craft
  • Built in 1925 as the Coast Guard patrol vessel CG-253 at A. W. DeYoung, Alameda CA.
  • Commissioned into US Coast Guard service in 1925
  • Decommissioned by the US Coast Guard, 31 March 1934 and and transferred to the US Navy
  • Placed in service in the Eleventh Naval District, as YP-33, assigned to Santa Barbara CA. for Naval Reserve training
  • Placed out of service, date unknown
  • Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement 37.5 t.
    Length 74' 11"
    Beam 13' 7½"
    Draft 3' 9"
    Speed 12 kts.
    Complement 8
    Armament unknown
    Propulsion two Sterling Engine Co., Buffalo, N.Y. 6-cylinder gasoline engines, two screws
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    YP-33 83k YP-33 underway while in service as a Naval Reserve training vessel at Santa Barbara, CA., circa late 1930s. Reservists trained in YP-33 to prepare them for manning one of the old four-pipe destroyers in reserve at San Diego in the event of a war. .
    There is no DANFS history record available for YP-33 at NavSource
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    No Information Available
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
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