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YP-568

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Quebec - Victor - X-ray
 NQVX
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 New York Yacht, Launch & Engine Company, Morris Heights, NY
  • Launched, 17 April 1928
  • Completed for R.R.M. Carpenter, Wilmington, DE, as motor yacht Wahoo (ON 227306), 1928
  • Registered to Benjamin C. Perkins, Hartford, CT, 1930
  • Registered to A. Atwater Kent, Jr., Philadelphia, PA, renamed Dolphin, 1936
  • Registered to P.H. Rose, Norfolk, VA, renamed Emrose, 1940
  • Acquired by the US Navy, 25 September 1942
  • Placed in service as YP-568, date unknown
  • Assigned to Fifth Naval District at Little Creek, VA, 1942 - 1944
  • Placed out of service, date unknown
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 29 July 1944
  • To WSA (War Shipping Administration) for disposal, 30 March 1945
  • Registered to C.C. Lincoln, Jr., Norfolk, VA, renamed Laura D, 1945
  • Registered to A.R. Roberts, Baltimore, MD, renamed Penelope, 1950
  • Registered to Harry Gldenberg, Newark, NJ, renamed Fagala, 1952
  • Registered to Daytona Beach Boat Works, Daytona Beach, FL, 1950s
  • Registered to Daytona Marine & Motor Works, Daytona Beach, FL, renamed Dolphin, 1961
  • Registered to Glenn A. Taylor, Florence, AL, renamed Miss Margaret, 1964
  • Registered to Joe S. Hobson, Miami, FL, renamed Frontier Gal, late 1960s
  • Registered to Joseph K. Lipscomb, Manahttan Beach, CA, renamed Maranatha, 1970s
  • Renamed Screaming Eagle, 1980s
  • Final disposition, fate unknown (still extant at San Pedro, CA, 1990)
    Specifications:
    Displacement 86 gross tons, 70 net tons
    Length 77' 3"
    Beam 15' 0"
    Draft 9' 0"
    Speed unknown
    Complement unknown
    Armament one single 20mm gun mount
    Propulsion diesel, 200hp
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    For Full Size Image    		 Size Image Description Source
    YP-568
    143156801    		 59k YP-568 moored pierside, date and location unknown.
    US Navy photo    		 Stan Svec
    There is no DANFS history record available for YP-568 at NavSource
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
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