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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


Hi John,
Thanks for the information.
There were 4 ships in the convoy, YP705 - 708 and all were flying the
same set of flags. Just for show as they passed through the canal?
Bob




did you get photos of each one?
would be interesting to compare/read the flags.

the bottom flag of the four should be different on each craft


I looked close and yes, the bottom flag is different on each.
I will post 4 more photos, a close-up of each ship's flags.
Bob