USS YP-152

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YP-152 as Western Traveler before conversion to patrol boat
History
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Name: USS YP-152
Builder: Western Boat Building Company, Tacoma
Completed: 1936
Acquired: 18 December 1941
Out of service: sold, 1946
Stricken: 8 May 1946
Identification: 235946
Honors and
awards:
Fate: sunk in collision, 1961
Notes:
General characteristics
Type: Patrol boat
Length: 78.8 ft (24.0 m) o/a [1]
Beam: 23.33 ft (7.11 m) [1]
Installed power: 300 SHP
Propulsion:

USS YP-152 was a converted fishing vessel which served as an auxiliary patrol boat in the U.S. Navy during World War II.

History

She was laid down as seiner [2] at the Tacoma shipyard of Western Boat Building Company, [1] completed in 1936, [3] and named Western Traveler. [2] On 18 December 1941, she was acquired by the U.S. Navy, designated as a Yard Patrol Craft (YP), and assigned to the 13th Naval District. [1] She was one of the initial ships assigned to the Ralph C. Parker's Alaskan Sector [2] of the 13th Naval District colloquially known as the "Alaskan Navy".

In 1946, she was returned to her former owners. [1] In 1961, she was involved in a collision and sunk in the Grenville Channel off the coast of British Columbia. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Priolo, Gary P.; Wright, David L. "YP-152". NavSource - Naval Source History. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Aleutian Heroes, the "Yippiees"". Pacific Motor Boat. April 1943. pp. 7–10.
  3. ↑ Colton, Tim (28 March 2017). "Western Boatbuilding, Tacoma WA". shipbuildinghistory.com.
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