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YP-61
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 USCGC Dallas (1925 - 1936)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Charlie - Charlie - Lima
 NCCL
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, date unknown, as the steel-hulled Coast Guard Patrol Boat, Dallas at Defoe Boat & Motor Works, Bay City, MI.
  • Commissioned USCGC Dallas 25 October 1925
  • Dallas served at Boston, MA. from 1925 to 1927, Pascagoula, MS. from 1927 to 1934, and Sault Sainte Marie, MI. from 1934 to 10 January 1936
  • Decommissioned, 10 January 1936 and transferred to the US Navy
  • Placed in service as YP-61
  • Placed out of service in 1946
  • Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
  • Sold, 11 May 1946
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement 210 t.
    Length 99' 8"
    Beam 23'
    Draft 4' 6"
    Speed 12 kts.
    Complement 1 Warrant Officer 14 Enlisted
    Armament one single 3"/23 gun mount
    Propulsion two Grey Marine diesel engines; 300 BHP; twin propellers
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    YP-61 103k Dallas launching at Defoe Boat & Motor Works, Bay City, MI. circa 1924-25.
    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-61 at NavSource
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    No Information Available
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    US Coast Guard Historian's Office - Dallas 1925
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