Photo by Kevin J. Rowell
Laid down, 27 February 1937, as the Beam Trawler FV Tide at Bath Iron Works, Bath, ME for Bay State Fishing Co.
Sold to General Seafoods and renamed FV Squall
Acquired by the US Navy, 20 May 1942
Converted for Naval Service, 20 May to 13 July 1942
Commissioned USS YP-414, 13 July 1942
Decommissioned, 10 August 1945, at Quincy Dry Dock & Yacht
Struck from the Naval Register in 1945
Transferred to the Maritime Commission, 13 November 1945, for disposal
Returned to her owners General Seafoods, name reverted to FV Squall, fished out of Rockland, ME.
Final Disposition, name deleted from registry in 1977, purchased by Russell Deveraux and the hulk beached at the entrance of Morse Cove in Penobscot Bay, ME. to serve as a breakwater for the marina in the cove
Slowly rusting into Morse Cove over last 46 yearsÂ