 pre-World War II photo of YP-153, as Waldero | |
| History | |
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| Name: | USS YP-153 |
| Builder: | Anderson & Cristofani, San Francisco |
| Completed: | 1936 |
| Acquired: | 18 December 1941 |
| Stricken: | 8 May 1946 |
| Honors and awards: | |
| Fate: | sold, 1946 |
| Notes: | |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Patrol boat |
| Length: | 78.1 ft (23.8 m) o/a [1] |
| Beam: | 23.33 ft (7.11 m) [1] |
| Installed power: | 300 SHP |
| Propulsion: |
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USS YP-153 was a converted fishing vessel which served as an auxiliary patrol boat in the U.S. Navy during World War II.
She was laid down as seiner [2] at the San Francisco shipyard of Anderson & Cristofani. [1] In 1936, she was completed [1] and named Waldero. [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 Ralph C. Parker's Alaskan Sector of the 13th Naval District colloquially known as the "Alaskan Navy".
On 8 May 1946, she was struck from the Naval List and sold later in the year. [1]
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