AH-WR-1875

USS YP-389

Patrol Vessel · United States · Lost 1942 · The Outer Banks

A converted New England trawler on Navy patrol, sunk by a U-boat off Cape Hatteras in 1942.

Artistic recreation based on recorded historical documents. See the documented evidence.

Historically Reconstructed. Drawn from partial documentation of this vessel together with her known class and configuration. See the documented evidence.

The Vessel and Her Loss

YP-389 was built in 1941 at Quincy, Massachusetts as the fishing trawler Cohassett and converted for Navy patrol duty. On June 19, 1942 she was sunk by U-701 off Cape Hatteras. Six of her 24 crew died. She is the only Navy district patrol craft sunk by an enemy submarine, and is a protected war grave.

Vessel

Built: 1941
Builder: Bethlehem Shipbuilding Co.
Yard: Quincy, Massachusetts
Material: Steel
Length: 102.5 ft
Beam: 22.1 ft
Tonnage: 170 gross tons
Propulsion: Diesel
Owners: Not established

Loss

Date: June 19, 1942
Cause: Enemy action
Location: Off Cape Hatteras
Water: Atlantic Ocean
Voyage: Not established
Cargo: Not established
Aboard: 24
Lives lost: 6
Master: Not established

The Wreck Today

Depth: Not established
Condition: Not established
Orientation: Not established
Discovered: Not established
Protection: Protected by the Sunken Military Craft Act; war grave

Position

Coordinates: Not established
Accuracy: Position not established
Nearest: Cape Hatteras, North Carolina
Region: The Outer Banks

Precise wreck position not taken into this record.

Evidence

Overall confidence: Documented (86/100)

Present condition is not described in this record.

NOAA Monitor National Marine Sanctuary
Particulars, loss date, attacker and survivors.