Please report any broken links or trouble you might come across to the Webmaster. Please take a moment to let us know so that we can correct any problems and make your visit as enjoyable and as informative as possible.
NavSource Online: Service Ship Photo Archive
YP-59
ex
USCGC CG-203 (1925 - 1934)
International Radio Call Sign:
November - Charlie - Foxtrot - Uniform
NCFU
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 by Kingston Drydock & Construction Co., Kingston, NY
Commissioned CG-203, 1924
Assigned to New York, NY
Transferred to the US Navy, 1936
Placed in service as District Patrol Craft YP-59, May 1936
Assigned to the US Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD
Placed out of service, 1946
Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
Transferred to WSA (War Shipping Administration) for disposal, 06 August 1946
Registered to Carl P. Birk, St. Louis, MO, as yacht Linda Lou (ON 255875), 1949
Final disposition, dismantled, 1962
Specifications:
Displacement 37.5 tons
Length 74' 11"
Beam 13' 7"
Draft 4'
Speed 12 knots
Complement 8
Armament unknown
Propulsion
two Sterling 6-cylinder gasoline engines
two propellers, 500shp
Click On Image
For Full Size Image |
Size |
Image Description |
| There are no images of YP-59 available at NavSource |
There is no DANFS history record available for YP-59 at NavSource
Crew Contact And Reunion Information
U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
This page was created and is maintained by David L. Wright
|
Last Updated 20 February 2021