The first Jasper (PYc-13), a diesel-powered yacht, was built as Stranger by Lake Union Dry Dock Co., Seattle, Washington, in 1938; purchased 1 July 1941, from her owner, Fred E. Lewis; renamed Jasper; and placed in service at San Diego, California, 8 July 1941.[1]
World War II serviceedit
After the installation of experimental sound and electronic equipment, Jasper was assigned to the 11th Naval District to perform research work at the Naval Sound Laboratory, San Diego. She continued this important scientific work throughout the war taking part in experiments with radio and sound waves in cooperation with the University of California, Division of War Research. Echo-ranging equipment on board Jasper was used in 1946, to discover a deep 300-mile-wide oceanic layer off the coast of California.[1]
The ship was placed out of service 14 August 1947, at San Diego and turned over to the Maritime Commission for disposal in June 1948.[1]
Referencesedit
^ abc"Jasper". Naval History and Heritage Command. 22 July 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
Photo gallery of USS Jasper (PYc-13) at NavSource Naval History
January 01, 1970
jasper, coastal, patrol, yacht, service, united, states, navy, named, gemstone, jasper, history, united, states, namestranger, ownerfred, lewis, builderlake, union, dock, company, seattle, washington, completed1938, fateacquired, navy, july, 1941, history, uni. USS Jasper PYc 13 was a coastal patrol yacht in the service of the United States Navy She was named for the gemstone Jasper History United States NameStranger OwnerFred E Lewis BuilderLake Union Dry Dock Company Seattle Washington Completed1938 FateAcquired by the Navy 1 July 1941 History United States NameJasper NamesakeJasper Acquired1 July 1941 Commissioned8 July 1941 Out of service14 August 1947 Stricken11 December 1944 IdentificationHull symbol PYc 13 Code letters NBRC FateTransferred to the Maritime Commission for disposal in June 1948 General characteristics Class and typepatrol boat Displacement395 long tons 401 t Length134 ft 41 m Beam23 ft 10 in 7 26 m Draft16 ft 6 in 5 03 m Installed power2 Washington diesel engines 800 shp 600 kW Propulsion2 screws Speed12 kn 14 mph 22 km h Complement98 Armament2 3 in 76 mm 50 caliber gun The first Jasper PYc 13 a diesel powered yacht was built as Stranger by Lake Union Dry Dock Co Seattle Washington in 1938 purchased 1 July 1941 from her owner Fred E Lewis renamed Jasper and placed in service at San Diego California 8 July 1941 1 World War II service editAfter the installation of experimental sound and electronic equipment Jasper was assigned to the 11th Naval District to perform research work at the Naval Sound Laboratory San Diego She continued this important scientific work throughout the war taking part in experiments with radio and sound waves in cooperation with the University of California Division of War Research Echo ranging equipment on board Jasper was used in 1946 to discover a deep 300 mile wide oceanic layer off the coast of California 1 The ship was placed out of service 14 August 1947 at San Diego and turned over to the Maritime Commission for disposal in June 1948 1 References edit a b c Jasper Naval History and Heritage Command 22 July 2015 Retrieved 3 March 2016 This article incorporates text from the public domainDictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships The entry can be found here External links editLake Union Dry Dock Seattle Washington Photo gallery of USS Jasper PYc 13 at NavSource Naval History Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title USS Jasper amp oldid 1151856530, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
