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YP-42
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 USCGC Gallatin (1926 - 1935)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - India - Delta - Tango
 NIDT
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons


Precedence of awards is top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - American Defense Service Medal - American Campaign Medal
Bottom Row - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp)
District Patrol Craft
  • Laid down in 1926 at Defoe Boat & Motor Works, Bay City, MI. as Gallatin
  • Delivered to the US Coast Guard, date unknown, and commissioned USCGC Gallatin
  • Initially stationed at New London, CT.
  • Reassigned to St. Petersburg, FL. in 1928
  • Reassigned to Pascagoula, MS. in 1933
  • Decommissioned and transferred to the US. Navy in 1935
  • Placed in service as District Patrol Craft YP-42
  • During World War II YP-42 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater
  • YP-42 was at Okinawa, 9 October 1945 and was grounded during Typhoon "Louise" and refloated 12 October 1945
  • Placed out of service, date unknown
  • Sold, 6 December 1946, to Clarence Ferry, San Diego, CA.
  • Resold to J.W. Sefton Foundation, date unknown, named Orca
  • Resold to Scripps Institution, La Jolla, CA, in June 1956
  • Resold in October 1962 to Murphy Marine Service, San Diego in October 1962
  • Resold in 1964 to Joe L. Rose, Pismo Beach, CA.
  • Resold again in 1964 to Swamp Buggies, Inc., Houma, LA.
  • Resold in 1965 to the Independent Exploration Co. of Texas, Houma, LA.
  • Resold in 1970 to Bay Boats, Inc., Seabrook, TX.
  • Renamed Exploration in 1973
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement 210 t.
    Length 98' 8"
    Beam 23'
    Draft 4' 6"
    Speed 12 kts.
    Complement 16
    Armament one 3'/23 gun mount (1930)
    Propulsion two 300bhp Grey Marine 6-71 diesel engines, two shafts
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    YP-42 95k Gallatin at Defoe Boat & Motor Works, Bay City, MI. after being launched in 1926.
    Photo from Bowling Green University Historical Collection of the Great Lakes    		 Joe Radigan MACM USN Ret.
    There is no DANFS history record available for YP-42 at NavSource
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    No Information Available
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    US Coast Guard Historian's Office - Gallatin 1926
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