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YP-83
International Radio Call Sign:
November - Bravo - Uniform - Hotel
NBUH
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons
Precedence of awards is left to right
American Defense Service Medal - American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal
YP-83 Class Patrol Craft
Built at Tacoma, WA
Completed for Joseph Mijich, Tacoma WA, as fishing vessel Rio Del Mar (ON 236409), 1937
Acquired by the US Navy, 07 April 1941
Placed in service, 1941
Assigned to 13th Naval District, patrolling out of Port Angeles and Neah Bay
Loaned to NAS Whidbey Island for use as target vessel by Fleet Air Wing 6, 1944
Sunk in 33 fathoms by broaching torpedo off Camano Island (48° 13' 05" N 122° 33' 42" W), 28 November 1944
Struck from the Naval Register, 11 December 1944
Salvaged and sold, no details known
Registered to Walter McCray, Seattle, WA, as Rio Del Mar, 1945
Registered to John Bjorke, Seattle, WA, 1946
Registered to Donald C. Walker, Bellingham, WA, 1952
Registered to Bel Hecate Fisheries, Inc., Bellingham, WA, and renamed Hekla, 1957
Later named Sea Romeo
Later named California Sun
Specifications:
Displacement 94 gross tons, 64 net tons
Length 71' 2" waterline, 78' overall
Beam 20' 2"
Draft 9' 9"
Speed unknown
Complement unknown
Armament unknown
Propulsion
one Diesel engines
single propeller, 350bhp
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Size |
Image Description |
Source |
143108301 |
80k |
YP-83 underway, date and location unknown.
US Navy photo |
Stan Svec |
There is no DANFS history record available for YP-83 at NavSource
Crew Contact And Reunion Information
No Information Available
This page was created by Gary P. Priolo and is maintained by David L. Wright
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Last Updated 13 March 2021
