US - YP707 - 2017-06-15
"Bob_R" wrote in news:59432445$0$13411$bb4e3ad8
@newscene.com:
Shipping up to Boston.
YP707 eastbound exiting the Cape cod Canal. En route to Boston for Sail
Boston 2017.
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YARD PATROL CRAFT - YP
Description
Yard Patrol craft are used for training and for research purposes.
General Characteristics, YP 703 class
Builder: C&G Boat Works Inc. (YP 703 through YP 708)
Propulsion: 2x715 bhp (2x448kw) Cat C-18 diesel engines at 2,100 RPM, 2
fixed pitch propellers.
Length: Overall: 119 feet (36.3 meters); Waterline Length: 109 feet (33.2
meters).
Beam: 27.9 feet (8.51 meters).
Displacement: 227.6 Metric Tonnes (223.9 long tons)
Draft: 7.5 feet (2.27 meters).
Speed: 12.6 knots (23.3 kilometers per hour).
Range: 1,680 nautical miles at 10 knots (3,485.5 kilometers).
Crew: Officers: 4 Crew: 6 Midshipmen: 30.
Ships:
(YP 703-708), United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD
but I don.t understand some of the signal flags
1
G or I require a pilot..
NFEE is the callsign
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