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YP-56
ex
 USCGC Naugatuck (1926 - 1935)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - India - Golf - Whiskey
 NIGW
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 Naugatuck
  • Delivered to the US Coast Guard, date unknown, commissioned USCGC Naugatuck
  • Assigned to St. Petersburg, FL, from 1926 to 1932
  • Reassigned to Pascagoula, MS. 1932 to 1933
  • Reassigned to Southport, N.C., 1933-1935
  • Decommissioned and transferred to the US. Navy in 1935
  • Placed in service as District Patrol Craft YP-56
  • Placed out of service, date unknown
  • Sold in 1947 to Magnolia Petroleum Co., Dallas, TX. renamed Shamrock and rebuilt as an exploration vessel
  • Renamed E.D. Smith in 1948
  • Resold in 1959 to Socony Mobile Oil Co., Inc., Morgan City, LA.
  • Resold in 1966 to Mobile Oil Corp., New York, N.Y.
  • Resold in 1976 to Oscar C. Niemeth, Lafayette, CA. renamed Sea Eagle
  • 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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    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
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    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    US Coast Guard Historian's Office - Naugatuck 1926
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