YP 64

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.

Secretary Class 100 ft Patrol Craft Keel Laid - Launched USCGC EAGLE Patrol Craft Commissioned 11 November 1925 - Decommissioned 29 February 1936 USS YP-64 Transferred to the U.S. Navy Placed in service as YP-64, 1936 Assigned to 3rd Naval District at Buffalo, NY for reservist training, 1937 - 1940 Moved from Great Lakes to New York, NY, November 1940 Assigned to the 10th Naval District, based at San Juan, 1942 - 1945 Arrived Charleston Navy Yard for stripping, 22 June 1945 Placed out of service, 1945 Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown To War Shipping Administration for disposal, May 1946 Sold to E. Randall Swan, Charleston, SC, as Eagle (ON 250504) 1946 Sold to John G. Murphy, Mobile, AL, 1947 Sold to Remmel L. Shibley (Shibley Marine Services), Houston, TX, 1952 Sold to Coating Specialists, Inc., Harvey, LA, 1957 Sold to the GBQ Corp., Harvey, LA, 1971 Sold to Platform Coating Service, Inc., Harvey, LA, 1975 Removed from documentation as "scrapped," September 1977 Redocumented by James Calvin Faulkner, New Orleans, LA, August 1979 Final Disposition, out of documentation between 1981 and 1988

Naval Covers

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1. USCGC Eagle Covers Page 1     (DATE RANGE)
2. USS YP-64 Covers Page 1     (DATE RANGE)

 

Postmarks

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Other Information

USS YP-64 earned the American Defense Service Medal, the American Campaign Medal and the World War II Victory Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - Any of the various large birds of prey of the family Accipitridae, including members of the genera Aquila and Haliaeetus, marked by a powerful hooked bill, long broad wings, and strong, soaring flight.

HISTORY - The fifth cutter named EAGLE, a 100-foot patrol boat built to combat rum-runners during Prohibition, was one of 13 in her class. They were steel-hulled cutters that were capable of close inshore work but were slower than the 75-footers. They made up for their slower speed and lack of maneuverability with better accommodations for the crew so that she could stay at sea for longer periods. They were all built by Defoe Boat & Motor Works of Bay City, Michigan.

 

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