USS YP-73
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The USS YP-73 (ex-Corsair) was a converted fishing vessel which served as an auxiliary patrol boat in the U.S. Navy during World War II.
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USS YP-73, 1940-1943 | |
History | |
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United States Navy | |
Name | YP-73 |
Builder | Bellingham Marine Ways, Bellingham, Washington |
Launched | April 1937 |
Sponsored by | Pacific American Fisheries, Bellingham, Washington |
Completed | 1937 |
Acquired | purchased by the U.S. Navy, November 1940 |
Commissioned | December 1940 |
Stricken | 23 February 1945 |
Identification | ON 236328 |
Honours and awards | |
Fate | Sunk after striking a reef, 15 January 1945 |
Notes | |
General characteristics | |
Tonnage | 115 gross register tons[1] |
Length | 84.5 ft (25.8 m) o/a[1] |
Beam | 22.0 ft (6.7 m)[1] |
Draught | 9.1 ft (2.8 m)[1] |
Installed power | 300 bhp[1] |
Propulsion | diesel engine[1] |
Complement | 16 |
Armament | 1 x 3"/23 caliber gun |
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