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UNITED STATES NAVY (UNITED STATES OF AMERICA)

 

COASTAL FORCES

 

75ft patrol craft (1941-1943)

 

Names

YP78 - 82

YP99

YP242 - 246

YP583 - 591

Builders

Hutchinson Boat Works, Alexandria Bay: YP78, 79, 242-246, 583-591

Elscot Boat: YP80-82, 99

Commissioned

1941: YP78-82

1942: YP99, 242-246

1943: YP583-591

Losses

none

Transfers

Peru, 1958: YP99, 242-245

Discarding

~1946?: YP78-82, 246, 583

1972: YP588

1974: YP584, 585

1975: YP586

1976: YP589, 590

1977: YP587

1978: YP591

 

 

Displacement standard, t

51

Displacement full, t

 

Length, m

22.9

Breadth, m

4.88

Draught, m

 

No of shafts

2

Machinery

2 diesels

Power, h. p.

400

Max speed, kts

 

Fuel, t

 
Endurance, nm(kts)  

Armament

 

Electronic equipment

 
Complement  

Project history: Small patrol craft, used for training.

Modernizations: None.

Naval service: No significant events.

YP589

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