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YP-98
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 Robert Jacob, City Island, NY
Launched, 26 June 1929
Completed for Jules S. Bache, New York, NY, as motor yacht Colmena (ON 228448), 1929
Sold to Willard E. Ferguson, New York, NY, renamed Marybelle, 1931
Sold to Leo Spitz, New York, NY, renamed Caroline, 1936
Acquired by the US Navy, 06 June 1941
Placed in service as YP-98, September 1941
Assigned to 8th Naval District at Galveston, TX, serving as plane guard for NAS Corpus Christi
Surveyed, February 1943
Placed out of service, date unknown
Struck from the Naval Register, 28 July 1943
Final disposition, fate unknown
Specifications:
Displacement 138 gross tons / 94 net tons
Length 108' 2" waterline, 112' 0" overall
Beam 17' 5"
Draft 9' 0"
Speed unknown
Complement unknown
Armament unknown
Propulsion
two Winton diesels, 600hp
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Colmena as completed.
Photo from Motor Boating magazine, February 1930. |
Dave Wright |
There is no DANFS history record available for YP-98 at NavSource
Crew Contact And Reunion Information
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Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
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Last Updated 22 October 2020
