USS YP-153 was a converted fishing vessel which served as an auxiliary patrol boat in the U.S. Navy during World War II.
.JPG) pre-World War II photo of YP-153, as Waldero
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| Name | USS YP-153 |
| Builder | Anderson & Cristofani, San Francisco |
| Completed | 1936 |
| Acquired | 18 December 1941 |
| Stricken | 8 May 1946 |
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| Fate | Sold, 1946 |
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| 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 |
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History
editShe 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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