USS YP-88

History
Name	YP-88 (ex-Adventure)
Laid down	1937
Completed	1937
Honours & awards	American Campaign Medal [1]   Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal [1]   World War II Victory Medal [1]
Fate	Sunk by grounding, 28 October 1943
General characteristics
Type	Patrol boat
Displacement	130 gross register tons [1]
Length	75 ft (23 m) o/a [1]
Beam	20.5 ft (6.2 m) [1]
Draught	9.5 ft (2.9 m) [1]
Installed power	200 shp [1]
Propulsion	one Diesel engine [1] single screw [1]

USS YP-88 was a converted fishing vessel that served as an auxiliary patrol boat in the U.S. Navy during World War II.

History

She was laid down and completed in 1937; ^[2] and named Adventure. ^{[2] [1] [3]} In 1941, she was acquired by the U.S. Navy, designated as a Yard Patrol Craft (YP), ^[1] and assigned to the 13th Naval District. She was one of the initial ships assigned to the Ralph C. Parker's Alaskan Sector ^[3] of the 13th Naval District colloquially known as the "Alaskan Navy".

On 28 October 1943, she was grounded at Amchitka, Aleutian Islands ^{[1] [4] [5]} and was struck from the Naval List.

References

1. Priolo, Gary P.; Wright, David L. "YP-88". NavSource – Naval Source History. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
2. Colton, Tim (28 March 2017). "Patrol and Training Craft (YP)". shipbuildinghistory.com.
3. "Aleutian Heroes, the "Yippiees"". Pacific Motor Boat. April 1943. pp. 7–10.
4. "Official Chronology of the US Navy in WWII". Ibiblio. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
5. Lettens, Jan (17 July 2012). "YP-88 (+1943)". wrecksite.eu.