USS YP-399 was a fishing vessel acquired by the U.S. Navy before completion during World War II to serve as a patrol boat.
| History | |
|---|---|
  | |
| Name | YP-399 (ex-Big Dipper) |
| Builder | Peterson Boat Building, Tacoma |
| Sponsored by | John Brescovich |
| Completed | 1942 |
| Acquired | acquired by the U.S. Navy, 29 May 1942 |
| Honors and awards | |
| Fate | unknown |
| Notes | |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Patrol boat |
| Displacement | 115 long tons (117 t)[1] |
| Length | 85 ft (26 m) o/a[1] |
| Beam | 24 ft (7.3 m)[1] |
| Installed power | 300 shp[1] |
| Propulsion | Diesel, 1 × screw |
History edit
She was completed in 1942 at the Tacoma shipyard of the Peterson Boat Building for the benefit of John Brescovich and named Big Dipper.[1][2] On 29 May 1942, she was acquired by the U.S. Navy.[1] She was designated as a Yard Patrol Craft (YP) and assigned to the 13th Naval District.[2] Her commanding officer was Lieutenant Commandeer Vernon Johnson.[2] She was one of the initial ships assembled by Captain Ralph C. Parker for the Alaskan Sector, Northwest Sea Frontier, 13th Naval District[2] colloquially known as the "Alaskan Navy".
On 8 May 1946, she was struck from the Naval List and transferred to the United States Maritime Administration who returned her to her original owner.[1] She served as a commercial fishing vessel thereafter for a number of owners under the names Big Dipper (until 1951), FV Liberty Bell II (until 1967), and FV Nautilus.[3] She went out of registration in 1997.[3]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Priolo, Gary P.; Wright, David L. "YP-399". NavSource – Naval Source History. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Aleutian Heroes, the "Yippiees"". Pacific Motor Boat. April 1943. pp. 7–10.
- ^ a b Williams, Greg H. (2013). World War II U.S. Navy Vessels in Private Hands. McFarland & Company. p. 305. ISBN 9781476600406.
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