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YP-249

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal
District Patrol Craft
  • Laid down, 15 January 1930, as the yacht Althea for C. Hayward Murphy of Detroit by Bath Iron Works, Bath, ME.
  • Launched, 28 June 1930
  • Delivered, 29 July 1930
  • Transferred to the US Navy, 14 March 1942
  • Placed in service as YP-249
  • Placed out of service in 1945
  • Struck from the Naval Register in 1945
  • Transferred to the Maritime Commission, 11 May 1945, for disposal
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement 118 t.(lt) 148 t.(fl)
    Length 106'
    Beam 18' 6"
    Draft 10' 9"
    Speed unknown
    Complement unknown
    Armament unknown
    Propulsion two diesel engines; 400 BHP; twin propellers
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