USS YP-18
American military ship
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USS YP-18 was a wooden-hulled patrol vessel in commission in the fleet of the United States Coast Guard as CG-263 from 1925 to 1934, and in the fleet of the United States Navy as YP-18 from 1934 until 1938.
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CG-263 astern of CG-267 and CG-816, Port Townsend, Washington, 1920s | |
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| Name | CG-263 |
| Ordered | 1924 |
| Builder | Lake Union Dry Dock and Machine Works, Seattle |
| Commissioned | 1925 |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Transferred to United States Navy, 21 February 1934 |
  United States Navy | |
| Name | YP-18 |
| Acquired | 21 February 1934 |
| Reclassified | YP-19 |
| Stricken | 25 November 1938 |
| Fate | unknown |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 37.5 GRT[2] |
| Length | 74.9 ft (22.8 m) o/a[2] |
| Beam | 13.6 ft (4.1 m) |
| Draught | 3.75 ft (1.14 m) |
| Installed power | 500 SHP[2] |
| Propulsion | two Sterling 6-cylinder gasoline engines, two propellers[2] |
| Complement | 8 |
| Armament | 1 x 1-pounder gun forward |
History
She was laid down at the Seattle shipyard of the Lake Union Dry Dock and Machine Works, one of 203 "Six-Bitters" ordered by the United States Coast Guard.[3][2] She was designed for long-range picket and patrol duty during Prohibition for postings 20 to 30 miles from shore.[4] The date of her launching and completion is uncertain although the class design was finalized in April 1924 and all of the Six-Bitters were commissioned by 1925.[4] She was commissioned in 1925 as CG-263.[2] On 21 February 1934, she was transferred to the United States Navy and designated as a Yard Patrol Craft (YP).[2] She was assigned to the 13th Naval District where she trained reservists.[2] She was struck from the Naval List on 25 November 1938.[2]