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YP-94
International Radio Call Sign:
November - Foxtrot - Alpha - Uniform
NFAU
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons
Precedence of awards is left to right
American Defense Service Medal - American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal
District Patrol Craft
Built by Western Boat Building, Tacoma, WA (YN 115)
Completed for M.A. Petrich, Ketchikan, AK, as fishing vessel Western Chief (ON 234941), June 1936
Sold to Sam Mezrich, Ketchikan, AK, 1939
Acquired by the US Navy, 1941
Placed in service as YP-94, 04 April 1941
Allocated to the 13th Naval District, used on Aleutian Patrol
Ran aground after power failure south end of Tugidak Passage, on west point of Sitkinak Island, Alaska (56° 32' N 154° 22' W), 18 February 1945
Entire crew removed safely, but vessel broke in half and salvage abandoned, 23 February 1945
Struck from the Naval Register, 10 March 1945
Two men died in service aboard and remain on duty
MoMM3c John Maurice Johnson (630 67 74) USN, Chirikof Island, AK, 17 February 1945
ENS Harold Van Lente D-V(G) (O-369253) USNR, Chirikof Island, AK, 17 February 1945
Specifications:
Displacement 115 gross tons, 78 net tons
Length 76' 4"
Beam 20' 4"
Draft 9' 9"
Speed unknown
Complement unknown
Armament one 3"/23 gun
Propulsion
one Washington Machine Co. 4-cylinder diesel engine
single propeller, 240bhp
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YP-94 underway, date and location unknown.
US Navy photo. |
Stan Svec |
There is no DANFS history record available for YP-94 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 20 February 2021
