USS YP-148
Appearance
Pre-war photo of YP-148 prior to conversion to patrol boat
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History | |
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Name | YP-148 (ex-Western Queen) |
Builder | Western Boat Building Company, Tacoma |
Completed | 1940 |
Acquired | 1941 |
Identification | 239863[1] |
Fate | sold, 1946 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Patrol boat |
Displacement | 145 gross register tons[2] |
Length | 85 ft (26 m) o/a[2] |
USS YP-148 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[3] at the Tacoma shipyard of Western Boat Building Company for the benefit of MA Petrich.[1] She was completed in 1940 and named Western Queen.[1][3] In 1941, she was acquired by the U.S. Navy and designated as a Yard Patrol Craft (YP).[1] 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".
In 1946, she was transferred to the United States Maritime Administration and sold.[1] She was renamed Mary D.[1]