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	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 ; World War II Victory Medal;
Fate	Sunk in collision, 1961
Notes	Call sign: NAMI ; ;
General characteristics
Type	Patrol boat
Length	78.8 ft (24.0 m) o/a
Beam	23.33 ft (7.11 m)
Installed power	300 SHP
Propulsion	Cooper-Bessemer Diesel engine; 1 × screw;

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]

References

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.
1 2 3 4 "Aleutian Heroes, the "Yippiees"". Pacific Motor Boat. April 1943. pp. 7–10.
↑ Colton, Tim (28 March 2017). "Western Boatbuilding, Tacoma WA". shipbuildinghistory.com.

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[NS-YP152-1] 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.

[PMB-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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v t e Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in 1961
Shipwrecks	2 Jan: Indian Navigator 10 Jan: Egoz 12 Jan: 52' MLB Triumph 26 Jan: S-80 January (unknown date): Yarasli 3 Feb: De Vilhena 18 Feb: USS Huron 19 Feb: Runic 16 Mar: Dominator, Lizzonia 10 Apr: Dara 16 Apr: Baldwin April (unknown date): USS Makassar Strait 3 May: Albatross 31 May: Vercharmian 6 Jun: Baldwin 26 Jun: CL-54 26 Sep: USNS Potomac 10 Oct: USS Guardfish 18 Oct: Arctic Viking 22 Oct: Bascobel 23 Oct: Halronell 24 Oct: Bianca C. 24 Oct: Union Reliance 12 Nov: Bluebelle 13 Dec: Allegrity 18 Dec: NRP Afonso de Albuquerque 22 Dec: Allegrity
Other incidents	5 Jan: Arcadia 12 Jan: HMS Oberon 23 Jan: Santa Maria 8 Apr: Dara 25 Apr: Ivernia April (unknown date): Crane 29 May: Red Crusader 4 Jul: K-19 22 Oct: Bianca C. 22 Nov: Stirlingshire Unknown date: RFA Wave Chief
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