She was built in Tacoma, Washington by J.M. Martinac for the benefit of W.D. Suryan of Juneau, Territory of Alaska.[1] She was wood-hulled.[1] In 1940, she was completed, configured as a purse seiner, and christened Cavalcade.[1][2] On 6 November 1940, she was acquired by the United States Navy and commissioned at Puget Sound Navy Yard on 28 November 1940.[1] She was designated as a Yard patrol boat (YP).[1] Her initial armament consisted of a single 3"/23 caliber gun.[1] She was assigned along with two other converted fishing vessels (YP-73 and YP-74) to the newly created Alaska Sector of the 13th Naval District under Captain R. C. Parker who was tasked with building up the nearly absent Naval defenses of Alaska and the Aleutian Islands.[3] On 31 March 1941, she left Bremerton for her new station at Dutch Harbor[1] where she and her fellow YPs joined the former Coast Guard cutter Onondaga and the gunboatCharleston to form what was colloquially called the "Alaskan Navy."[3] She served as the flagship of the YP fleet under Commandeer Charles E. ("Squeaky") Anderson, USNR, a "local character of infinite resource, energy, and cunning."[3] Her armaments were upgraded in December 1941, adding two .50 caliber machine guns and two .30 caliber Lewis machine guns; and again in late 1942 with two 20mm anti-aircraft guns and depth charge capability.[1] On 17 February 1943, she was grounded on an uncharted reef in Kuluk Bay, Adak Island[1] at 51°52′N176°39′W / 51.867°N 176.650°W / 51.867; -176.650[4] (another report erroneously indicates that she was grounded at the Spruce Cape entrance to Kodiak, Kodiak Island although this is the fate of YP-73).[5][6] She was deemed a total loss on 23 February 1943 and struck from the Naval List on 30 March 1943.[1]
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^ abcdefghijklmnopqrstPriolo, Gary P.; Wright, David L. "Service Ship Photo Archive USS YP-72". NavSource - Naval Source History. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
^"Aleutian Heroes, the "Yippiees"". Pacific Motor Boat (volume 35 No. 7). April 1943. pp. 7–8.
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January 01, 1970
cavalcade, converted, fishing, vessel, which, served, auxiliary, patrol, boat, navy, during, world, 1942, 1943history, united, states, navy, nameyp, builderj, martinac, tacoma, washington, launched1940, sponsored, suryan, juneau, alaska, acquiredacquired, navy. The USS YP 72 ex Cavalcade was a converted fishing vessel which served as an auxiliary patrol boat in the U S Navy during World War II USS YP 72 1942 1943History United States Navy NameYP 72 BuilderJ M Martinac Tacoma Washington Launched1940 Sponsored byW D Suryan Juneau Alaska Acquiredacquired by the U S Navy 6 November 1940 Commissioned28 November 1940 Stricken30 March 1943 IdentificationON 239470 Honours andawards American Defense Service Medal 1 American Campaign Medal 1 Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal 1 World War II Victory Medal 1 FateStruck a reef 17 February 1943 abandoned as total loss 23 February 1943 General characteristics Tonnage152 gross register tons 1 Length125 6 ft 38 3 m o a 1 Beam23 75 ft 7 24 m 1 Draught10 33 ft 3 15 m 1 Installed power400 bhp 1 Propulsionone Atlas single shaft diesel engine 1 Armament1 x 3 23 caliber gun 2 x 50 caliber machine guns 2 x 30 caliber Lewis machine guns 2 x 20mm anti aircraft guns depth chargeHistory editShe was built in Tacoma Washington by J M Martinac for the benefit of W D Suryan of Juneau Territory of Alaska 1 She was wood hulled 1 In 1940 she was completed configured as a purse seiner and christened Cavalcade 1 2 On 6 November 1940 she was acquired by the United States Navy and commissioned at Puget Sound Navy Yard on 28 November 1940 1 She was designated as a Yard patrol boat YP 1 Her initial armament consisted of a single 3 23 caliber gun 1 She was assigned along with two other converted fishing vessels YP 73 and YP 74 to the newly created Alaska Sector of the 13th Naval District under Captain R C Parker who was tasked with building up the nearly absent Naval defenses of Alaska and the Aleutian Islands 3 On 31 March 1941 she left Bremerton for her new station at Dutch Harbor 1 where she and her fellow YPs joined the former Coast Guard cutter Onondaga and the gunboat Charleston to form what was colloquially called the Alaskan Navy 3 She served as the flagship of the YP fleet under Commandeer Charles E Squeaky Anderson USNR a local character of infinite resource energy and cunning 3 Her armaments were upgraded in December 1941 adding two 50 caliber machine guns and two 30 caliber Lewis machine guns and again in late 1942 with two 20mm anti aircraft guns and depth charge capability 1 On 17 February 1943 she was grounded on an uncharted reef in Kuluk Bay Adak Island 1 at 51 52 N 176 39 W 51 867 N 176 650 W 51 867 176 650 4 another report erroneously indicates that she was grounded at the Spruce Cape entrance to Kodiak Kodiak Island although this is the fate of YP 73 5 6 She was deemed a total loss on 23 February 1943 and struck from the Naval List on 30 March 1943 1 References edit a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t Priolo Gary P Wright David L Service Ship Photo Archive USS YP 72 NavSource Naval Source History Retrieved 13 March 2020 Aleutian Heroes the Yippiees Pacific Motor Boat volume 35 No 7 April 1943 pp 7 8 a b c Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships Volume 5 United States Navy Naval History Division 1970 pp 157 159 ISBN 9780035954363 Good Captain Warren Burwell Michael 7 September 2018 Alaska Shipwrecks 1750 2015 Lulu com ISBN 9781387981144 Official Chronology of the US Navy in WWII Ibiblio Retrieved 22 February 2013 Priolo Gary P Wright David L Service Ship Photo Archive USS YP 73 NavSource Naval Source History Retrieved 13 March 2020 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title USS YP 72 amp oldid 1219931496, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
