USS YP-153

USS YP-153 was a converted fishing vessel which served as an auxiliary patrol boat in the U.S. Navy during World War II.

pre-World War II photo of YP-153, as Waldero
History
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:

History

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]

References
  1. Priolo, Gary P.; Wright, David L. "YP-153". NavSource - Naval Source History. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  2. "Aleutian Heroes, the "Yippiees"". Pacific Motor Boat. pp. 7–10. There are the YP-153 and YP-155, former the seiners Waldero and Storm, both Cooper-Bessemer powered.
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