Original WW2 Photo Lot Navy PT Boat District Patrol Craft School Grouping Lot

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Original WW2 Photo Lot Navy PT Boat District Patrol Craft School Grouping Lot.
Great content in these pics . A very nicely grouping . Pics are curled but will definitely flatten without creasing.
Ship Yp-559 info :
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons
Precedence of awards is left to right
American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal
District Patrol Craft
Built by Lurssen Werft, Vegesack, Germany
Completed for William Ziegler, Jr., New York, NY, as motor yacht Gem (ON 227797), 1928
Acquired by the US Navy, 13 September 1942
Placed in service as YP-559, date unknown
Assigned to Naval Reserve Midshipmen's School, Fort Schuyler, NY
Placed out of service, date unknown
Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
Registered to Robert Clayton Lewis, Roslyn, NY as yacht Kyma, 1948
Foundered in tow of Coast Guard cutter Cherokee (WAT-165) after colliding with tanker Cities Service Baltimore approximately 147 miles ENE of Norfolk, VA, 07 December 1958
Specifications:
Displacement 98 gross tons / 66 net tons
Length 99' 9"
Beam 17' 2"
Draft 7' 0"
Speed unknown
Complement unknown
Armament one single 20mm gun mount
Propulsion Diesel, 1500hp
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