YP 389

Ship Name and Designation History

This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. The list is in chronological order.

Coastal Minesweeper/District Patrol Craft Built in 1941 as Cohasset Delivered 9 October 1941 AMc-202 Acquired by the Navy & designated Coastal Minesweeper (AMc) 6 February 1942 YP-389 Reclassified District Patrol Craft (YP) 1 May 1942 Sunk 19 June 1942 approximately 10 miles off Diamond Head, Cape Hatteras, NC     by gunfire from the German submarine U-701 at 34° 50' N, 75° 20' W YP-389 could return fire only with her machine guns because the firing pin in the     3"/50 gun was broken. She sank after one and a half hours. Six crewmembers died in the battle. Onboard NOAA Ship Nancy Foster in 2016, YP-389 was positively found and identified. The site is now listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Naval Covers

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1. YP-389 Covers Page 1     (DATE RANGE)

 

Postmarks

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