USS YP-279 explained

USS YP-279 was a United States Navy district patrol craft during World War II.

The ship was built by the Campbell Machine Company of San Diego as a 125feet tuna seiner. Delivered in August 1929, she operated under the name Navigator until requisitioned by the United States Navy in 1942, and commissioned as the yard patrol craft USS YP-279.[1] [2]

The ship foundered in heavy weather off Townsville, Australia, on 5 September 1943.[3]

References

-19.2019°N 146.8861°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Campbell Industries, San Diego CA . Tim . Colton . shipbuildinghistory.com . 2011 . 17 January 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121019224943/http://www.shipbuildinghistory.com/history/shipyards/5small/inactive/campbell.htm . 19 October 2012 .
  2. Web site: Patrol and Training Craft (YP) . Tim . Colton . shipbuildinghistory.com . 2011 . 17 January 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130127235354/http://www.shipbuildinghistory.com/history/smallships/yp.htm . 27 January 2013 .
  3. Web site: U.S. Navy and Coast Guard Vessels, Sunk or Damaged Beyond Repair during World War II, 7 December 1941-1 October 1945 . . 2004 . 17 January 2013 . 2 January 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130102121523/http://www.history.navy.mil/FAQs/faq82-1.htm . dead .

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