USS YP-422
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | YP-422 |
| Builder | American Ship Building Company, Cleveland, Ohio |
| Launched | 1941 |
| Acquired | 4 June 1942 |
| Commissioned | 28 July 1942 |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Lost by grounding off New Caledonia, 23 April 1943 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Patrol boat |
| Length | 133 ft 3 in (40.61 m) |
| Beam | 26 ft 1 in (7.95 m) |
| Draft | 12 ft 9 in (3.89 m) |
| Propulsion | 1 × 650 hp (485 kW) Cooper Bessemer 6-cylinder engine, single shaft |
| Armament |
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USS YP-422 was a
Service history
YP-422 was briefly commanded by Lieutenant
Hubbard was relieved of his command on 1 October 1942, a few weeks after YP-422 underwent a 27-hour training exercise in August 1942. A dispatch sent by the Commandant of the Boston Navy Yard on 25 September 1942 described Hubbard as "not temperamentally fitted for independent command".[4] Ironically, Hubbard was then given command of the submarine chaser USS PC-815 which also resulted in his being officially reprimanded and relieved of command.
In early 1943, YP-422 was dispatched to the Pacific theater of operations to support the Solomon Islands campaign. However, she was lost on 23 April 1943 after striking Tumbo Reef, three miles south-east of the entrance to North Bulari Passage[5] – a break in the reefs near Nouméa, New Caledonia.[6]
See also
References
- ^ U.S. Navy Radio Call Sign Book -ENCODE - Section 18 - U. S. NAVY SHIPS BY CLASSES. United States Navy. 22 April 1944.
- ^ NavSource Online: Service Ship Photo Archive: USS YP-422
- ^ Mallia, Joseph (1 March 1998). "Judge found Hubbard lied about achievements". Boston Herald.
- ISBN 0-8184-0499-X.
- ISBN 1-55750-149-1.
- Queen's Printer. p. 313. Retrieved 10 April 2022 – via Google Books.
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