YP 108

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.

District Patrol Craft A luxury yacht laid down in 1931 for movie director Roland West, named after his wife JOYITA Launched 1931 Sold in 1936 to Milton E. Beacon Acquired by the US Navy in 1941 YP-108 Placed in service 22 October 1941 Placed out of service 1946 Struck from the Naval Register 30 March 1945, delivered to MARCOM for disposal 1946 Sold in 1948 to the firm of Louis Brothers, name reverted to JOYITA Sold to Louis Brothers (1948–1950) Sold to William Tavares (1950–1952) Sold to Dr Katharine Luomala (1952–1955) Reported missing in October 1955 with 25 souls on board,     vessel found drifting five weeks later with no survivors. Sold to David Simpson (1956–1960s) Ran aground in January 1957 & November 1959     abandoned by her owners and beached as an "unlucky ship" Sold to Robin Maugham (1960s–1966) as a hulk Sold to Major J. Casling-Cottle (1966-1970s)

Naval Covers

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1. YP-108 Covers Page 1      (DATE RANGE)

 

Postmarks

This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each name and/or commissioning period. Within each set, the postmarks should be listed in order of their classification type. If more than one postmark has the same classification, then they should be further sorted by date of earliest known usage.

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Postmark Date	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

 

Locy Type 2z

1944-01-02

The ship had no postal facilities.

 

Other Information

YP-108 earned the American Defense Service Medal, the American Campaign Medal and the World War II Victory Medal during her Naval career.

 

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