USS YP-152

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

YP-152 as Western Traveler before conversion to patrol boat
History
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:	American Campaign Medal[1]  World War II Victory Medal[1]
Fate:	sunk in collision, 1961
Notes:	Call sign: NAMI[1]
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:	Cooper-Bessemer[2] Diesel engine[1] 1 × screw

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]

References

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