U.S Navy Flotilla!
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AirVuz contributor and drone pilot PO3SMITH managed to aerially film a flotilla of United States Navy training ships cruising through the Cape Cod Canal in Massachusetts. These ships are called Yard patrol boats, and they carry a "YP" hull designation. While they are also used for research, their main role is to provide training for junior naval officers. Most of them are stationed at the US Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland or the Officer Candidate School in Newport, Rhode Island.
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Now here is something you DONT see every day! Transiting the Cape Cod Canal, this is a flotilla of Yard Patrol Craft! YPs are used to teach familiarization with water craft, basic damage control and underway instruction of Basic to Advanced Seamanship and Navigation. Yard Patrol craft provide realistic, at-sea training in navigation and seamanship for midshipmen at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland.