USS YP-422

USS YP-422
History
United States
NameYP-422
BuilderAmerican Ship Building Company, Cleveland, Ohio
Launched1941
Acquired4 June 1942
Commissioned28 July 1942
Identification
FateLost by grounding off New Caledonia, 23 April 1943
General characteristics
TypePatrol boat
Length133 ft 3 in (40.61 m)
Beam26 ft 1 in (7.95 m)
Draft12 ft 9 in (3.89 m)
Propulsion1 × 650 hp (485 kW) Cooper Bessemer 6-cylinder engine, single shaft
Armament

USS YP-422 was a United States Navy yard patrol (YP) boat that served the United States Navy in World War II from 1942 to 1943. Built in 1941 as the fishing trawler Mist, she was acquired by the US Navy in June 1942 and was converted for naval use by George Lawley & Son of Neponset, Massachusetts. She was commissioned on 28 July 1942 and was put into service to patrol the waters around the Boston Navy Yard.[2] The vessel was lightly armed with a 3-inch gun and two .30 caliber machine guns.[3]

  1. ^ U.S. Navy Radio Call Sign Book -ENCODE - Section 18 - U. S. NAVY SHIPS BY CLASSES. United States Navy. 22 April 1944.
  2. ^ NavSource Online: Service Ship Photo Archive: USS YP-422
  3. ^ Mallia, Joseph (1 March 1998). "Judge found Hubbard lied about achievements". Boston Herald.