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YP-596
International Radio Call Sign:
November - Yankee - Bravo - Golf
NYBG
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons
Precedence of awards is left to right
American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal
District Patrol Craft
Built at San Diego, CA
Completed as steel-hulled passenger boat Streamline (ON 237791) for the Monstad family, Redondo Beach, CA, 1938
Used as water taxi to access Monstad fishing barges anchored off the California coast
Acquired by US Navy, late 1942
Converted for naval service by A.R. Robbins Marine Engine Works, San Diego, CA
Apparently reclassified a small boat before entering service as YP-596
Assigned to West Coast Sound Training Squadron at San Diego, 1943-45
Placed out of service, date unknown
Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
Returned to owner as Streamline, 1949
Sold to Catalina Cruisers, Inc., Long Beach, CA, 1950
Sold to Catalina Steamship Line, Avalon, CA, 1957
Final disposition, scrapped 1961
Specifications:
Displacement 14 gross tons
Length 55' 3"
Beam 11' 0"
Draft 3' 6"
Speed unknown
Complement unknown
Armament unknown
Propulsion
diesel engine, 300hp
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Crew Contact And Reunion Information
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Last Updated 12 August 2016