USS YP-72, 1942-1943
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History | |
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United States Navy | |
Name | YP-72 |
Builder | J.M. Martinac, Tacoma, Washington |
Launched | 1940 |
Sponsored by | W.D. Suryan, Juneau, Alaska |
Acquired | acquired by the U.S. Navy, 6 November 1940 |
Commissioned | 28 November 1940 |
Stricken | 30 March 1943 |
Identification | ON 239470 |
Honours and awards | |
Fate | Struck a reef, 17 February 1943; abandoned as total loss, 23 February 1943 |
General characteristics | |
Tonnage | 152 gross register tons[1] |
Length | 125.6 ft (38.3 m) o/a[1] |
Beam | 23.75 ft (7.24 m)[1] |
Draught | 10.33 ft (3.15 m)[1] |
Installed power | 400 bhp[1] |
Propulsion | one Atlas single shaft diesel engine,[1] |
Armament |
The USS YP-72 (ex-Cavalcade) was a converted fishing vessel which served as an auxiliary patrol boat in the U.S. Navy during World War II.