Acquisition and Conversion By The U.S. Navy
The Mizpah was acquired by the United States Navy on 16 March 1942 and converted to a warship at Sturgeon Bay Shipbuilding Company, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, with Lt. Stephen M. Etnier, USNR, in command. It was commissioned the Patrol Yacht USS Mizpah (PY-29) on 26 October 1942. After leaving Sturgeon Bay on 16 November 1942, Mizpah served as a convoy escort along the eastern coast of the United States, sailing between New York City and Key West, Florida, until July 1944. In this way, Mizpah made a contribution to the war effort by freeing larger, more heavily armed escorts to protect transatlantic shipping lanes.
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