She was built in Seattle, Washington for the benefit of M.C. Wright of Seattle.[1] She was launched in April 1937, completed later in the year,[1] configured as a purse seiner,[2] and christened Endeavor.[1][3] In November 1940, she was purchased by the United States Navy and commissioned in December 1940.[1] She was designated as a Yard patrol boat (YP).[1] Her armament consisted of a single 3"/23 caliber gun.[1] She was assigned along with two other converted fishing vessels (YP-72 and YP-73) 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.[4] In December 1941, Lieutenant John Backland USNR was named commanding officer.[1] Once in Alaska, she and her fellow YPs joined the former Coast Guard cutter Onondaga and the gunboatCharleston to form what was colloquially called the "Alaskan Navy."[4]Commandeer Charles E. ("Squeaky") Anderson, USNR, a "local character of infinite resource, energy, and cunning", was responsible for the YP fleet taking YP-72 as his flagship.[4] In March 1942, Lieutenant George White Snyder was named commanding officer.[1] On 6 September 1942, while en route with a group of Seabees, she collided with Alaska Steam Ship Company freighter SS Derblay in the fog off Unimak Island and sank at 54°20′N164°50′W / 54.333°N 164.833°W / 54.333; -164.833Coordinates: 54°20′N164°50′W / 54.333°N 164.833°W / 54.333; -164.833.[2] Although there were 21 survivors, 2 crew members and 2 passengers did not survive.[1] She was struck from the Naval List.[1]
References
^ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuPriolo, Gary P.; Wright, David L. "Service Ship Photo Archive USS YP-74". NavSource - Naval Source History. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
^ abGood, Captain Warren; Burwell, Michael (7 September 2018). Alaska Shipwrecks 1750-2015. ISBN9781387981144.
^"Aleutian Heroes, the "Yippiees"". Pacific Motor Boat. April 1943. pp. 7–8.
endeavor, converted, fishing, vessel, which, served, auxiliary, patrol, boat, navy, during, world, 1940, 1943historyunited, states, navynameyp, 74launchedapril, 1937sponsored, wright, seattle, washingtoncompleted1937acquiredpurchased, navy, november, 1940commi. USS YP 74 ex Endeavor was a converted fishing vessel which served as an auxiliary patrol boat in the U S Navy during World War II USS YP 74 1940 1943HistoryUnited States NavyNameYP 74LaunchedApril 1937Sponsored byM C Wright Seattle WashingtonCompleted1937Acquiredpurchased by the U S Navy November 1940CommissionedDecember 1940IdentificationON 236639Honours andawards American Defense Service Medal 1 American Campaign Medal 1 Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal 1 World War II Victory Medal 1 FateSunk after collision 6 September 1942General characteristicsTonnage101 GRT 1 Length72 1 ft 22 0 m o a 1 Beam20 3 ft 6 2 m 1 Draught9 7 ft 3 0 m 1 Installed power200 bhp 150 kW 1 Propulsiondiesel engine 1 Complement23Armament1 x 3 23 caliber gun 1 History EditShe was built in Seattle Washington for the benefit of M C Wright of Seattle 1 She was launched in April 1937 completed later in the year 1 configured as a purse seiner 2 and christened Endeavor 1 3 In November 1940 she was purchased by the United States Navy and commissioned in December 1940 1 She was designated as a Yard patrol boat YP 1 Her armament consisted of a single 3 23 caliber gun 1 She was assigned along with two other converted fishing vessels YP 72 and YP 73 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 4 In December 1941 Lieutenant John Backland USNR was named commanding officer 1 Once in Alaska 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 4 Commandeer Charles E Squeaky Anderson USNR a local character of infinite resource energy and cunning was responsible for the YP fleet taking YP 72 as his flagship 4 In March 1942 Lieutenant George White Snyder was named commanding officer 1 On 6 September 1942 while en route with a group of Seabees she collided with Alaska Steam Ship Company freighter SS Derblay in the fog off Unimak Island and sank at 54 20 N 164 50 W 54 333 N 164 833 W 54 333 164 833 Coordinates 54 20 N 164 50 W 54 333 N 164 833 W 54 333 164 833 2 Although there were 21 survivors 2 crew members and 2 passengers did not survive 1 She was struck from the Naval List 1 References Edit a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u Priolo Gary P Wright David L Service Ship Photo Archive USS YP 74 NavSource Naval Source History Retrieved 23 March 2020 a b Good Captain Warren Burwell Michael 7 September 2018 Alaska Shipwrecks 1750 2015 ISBN 9781387981144 Aleutian Heroes the Yippiees Pacific Motor Boat 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 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title USS YP 74 amp oldid 1090421724, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
