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YP-118

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is left to right
American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal

District Patrol Craft

Built by Harold Fish & Co., Oakland, CA

Completed for Frank M. Ball, San Francisco, CA, as yacht Jasmine (ON 230149), 1930

Sold to Maurice M. Gale, San Francisco, CA, renamed Skeeter, 1935

Acquired by the US Navy, 10 December 1941

Assigned to Local Defense Forces, Twelfth Naval District

Reclassified small boat, 01 May 1942

Placed out of service, date unknown

Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown

Sold and registered to Herbert G. Thode, San Francisco, CA, as Skeeter, 1946

Registered to Dean W. Campbell, Los Angeles, CA, renamed Vide III, 1947

Registered to actor Denver D. Pyle, Los Angeles, CA, 1964

Registered to Ronald C. Burson, Huntington Beach, CA, 1970s

Sold off US registers about 2008

Final disposition, active as yacht in Venice, Italy, 2021

Specifications:
Displacement 23 gross tons, 20 net tons
Length 45' 3"
Beam 11' 6"
Draft 5' 0"
Speed unknown
Complement unknown
Armament unknown
Propulsion gas, 300bhp

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description		Source
143111801	133k	YP-118 underway, date and location unknown. US Navy photo		Stan Svec

There is no DANFS history record available for YP-118 at NavSource

Crew Contact And Reunion Information
No Information Available

Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
Website about yacht Papoose

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Last Updated 12 December 2021