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YP-453

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 Consolidated Shipbuilding, Morris Heights, NY (YN 2898)

Completed for G. Lester Parsons, New York, NY, as yacht Pleiades (ON 227205), 1928

Donated to Navy by Parsons, May 1942

Placed in service as YP-453 at Section Base Port Everglades, FL, 29 July 1942

Assigned to Seventh Naval Distirct, patrolling east coast of Florida, 1942-1943

Ran aground at entrance to South Bimini, 05 April 1943

Salvage efforts abandoned, 15 April 1943

Struck from the Naval Register, 28 July 1943

Specifications:
Displacement 75 gross tons, 51 net tons
Length 78' 9" waterline, 82' 0" overall
Beam 14' 4"
Draft 6' 7"
Speed unknown
Complement unknown
Armament

two .50 caliber MG

depth charges
Propulsion

two Buda diesels, 150hp each

twin propellers

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Commanding Officers
01	LT(jg) Fred Herbert Callies, D-V(G) USNR	29 July 1942 - 09 December 1942
02	LT(jg) George S. Kilner, D-V(S) USNR	09 December 1942 - 15 April 1943

There is no DANFS history record available for YP-453 at NavSource

Crew Contact And Reunion Information
U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log

Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
History of YP-453 by Capt. Eric Wiberg

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