History
United States
NameUSS YP-279
BuilderCampbell Machine Company, San Diego, California
Launched1929
Acquired1942
FateFoundered, 5 September 1943
General characteristics
Tonnage230 GRT
Length125 ft (38 m)

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 125-foot (38 m) 230 GRT 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]

External links

  1. ^ Colton, Tim (2011). "Campbell Industries, San Diego CA". shipbuildinghistory.com. Archived from the original on 19 October 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
  2. ^ Colton, Tim (2011). "Patrol and Training Craft (YP)". shipbuildinghistory.com. Archived from the original on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
  3. ^ "U.S. Navy and Coast Guard Vessels, Sunk or Damaged Beyond Repair during World War II, 7 December 1941-1 October 1945". Naval History & Heritage Command. 2004. Archived from the original on 2 January 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2013.

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Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in September 1943
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