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YP-63
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 USCGC Dexter (1925 - 1936)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - India - Foxtrot - Foxtrot
 NIFF
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, Dexter at Defoe Boat & Motor Works, Bay City, MI.
  • Commissioned USCGC Dexter in 1925
  • Dexter was assigned to Boston, MA. from 1925 to 1927
  • Pascagoula, MI., 1927 to 1935
  • Buffalo, N.Y. 1935 to 1936
  • Decommissioned in 1936, transferred to the US Navy and placed in service as YP-63
  • During World War II YP-63 was assigned to NOB Trinidad. BWI
  • Placed out of service in 1946
  • Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
  • Sold, 2 July 1946, to James B. Fowler, Revere, MA.
  • Sold in 1957 to M. V. Kingfisher, Inc. of East Boston, MA., Kingfisher
  • Sold in 1961 to Robert H. Wagner of Chicago, Il., renamed Jamaica
  • Renamed Trinidad in 1963
  • Renamed Buccaneer in 1994
  • 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 78k Dexter launching at Defoe Boat & Motor Works, Bay City, MI. circa 1925.
    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-63 at NavSource
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    No Information Available
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    US Coast Guard Historian's Office - Dexter 1925
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