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YP-297
International Radio Call Sign:
November - Zulu - Quebec - Alpha
NZQA
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 Anderson & Cristofani, San Francisco, CA
Completed for Horace E. Balbo, San Francisco, CA, as fishing vessel City of Monterey (ON 236650), 1937
Acquired by the US Navy, 15 February 1942
Placed in service as YP-297, date unknown
Assigned to Fifteenth Naval District in Canal Zone, 1942 - 1944
Placed out of service, date unknown
Struck from the Naval Register, 22 August 1944
Transferred to WSA (War Shipping Administration), 04 August 1944
Returned to owner as City of Monterey
Sold to Jacobson Bros., Seattle, WA, renamed Telic Belle, 1962
Sold to Menshikof Fisheries, Inc., Bellevue, WA, renamed Ocean Castle, 1968
Final disposition, fate unknown (no longer active)
Specifications:
Displacement 105 gross tons, 71 net tons
Length 73' 2"
Beam 21' 4"
Draft 9' 3"
Speed unknown
Complement unknown
Armament unknown
Propulsion
one Diesel engine
single propeller, 200bhp
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City of Monterey as seen pre-war.
Photograph by William L. Morgan courtesy of the Monterey Public Library’s California History Room |
Dave Wright |
There is no DANFS history available for YP-297 at NavSource
Crew Contact And Reunion Information
U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
This page was created and is maintained by David L. Wright
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Last Updated 24 March 2023
