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YP-62
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 USCGC Corwin (1925 - 1936)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Charlie - Delta - Lima
 NCDL
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 steel-hulled Coast Guard Patrol Boat, Corwin at Defoe Boat & Motor Works, Bay City, MI.
  • Commissioned USCGC Corwin in 1925
  • Corwin was assigned to Cape May, N.J. from 1925 to 1926
  • Pascagoula, MI., from 1926 t o1933
  • Toledo, OH. from 1933 to 1936
  • Decommissioned in 1936, transferred to the US Navy and placed in service as YP-62
  • During World War II YP-62 was assigned to Miami, FL.
  • 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 75k USCGC Corwin drydocked, date and location unknown.
    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-62 at NavSource
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    No Information Available
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    US Coast Guard Historian's Office - Corwin 1925
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