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YP-156
International Radio Call Sign:
November - Alpha - Zulu - Echo
NAZE
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons
Precedence of awards is left to right
American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal
YP-156 Class Patrol Craft
Built by Jahncke Shipbuilding, Madisonville LA
Completed for A.B. Paterson, New Orleans, LA, as yacht Bonne Fortune (ON 237030), 1937
Acquired by the US Navy, 20 December 1941
Placed in service as YP-156, date unknown
Allocated to Eighth Naval District, operating out of Corpus Christi
Placed out of service at New Orleans, September 1944
Struck from the Naval Register, 23 September 1944
To WSA (War Shipping Administration) for disposal, 24 March 1945
Registered to Mobile Bar Pilots Association, Mobile, AL, as pilot boat Bonne Fortune, 1946
Final disposition, foundered in Mobile Bay during Hurricane Hilda, 04 October 1964
Specifications:
Displacement 98 gross tons, 44 net tons
Length 77' 5"
Beam 18' 7"
Draft 9' 1"
Speed unknown
Complement unknown
Armament unknown
Propulsion
two diesels
two propellers, 500hp
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Last Updated 03 December 2021