USS YP-400 was a seiner acquired by the U.S. Navy before completion during World War II to serve as a patrol boat.
 USS YP-400, 1942-1943
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| Name | USS YP-400 |
| Builder | Tacoma Boat Building Company, Tacoma |
| Completed | 1942 |
| Acquired | acquired by the U.S. Navy, 24 May 1942 |
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| Fate | unknown |
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| General characteristics | |
| Type | Patrol boat |
| Displacement | 187 long tons (190 t)[1] |
| Length | 93 ft (28 m) o/a[1] |
| Beam | 24 ft (7.3 m)[1] |
| Installed power | 400 shp[2] |
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| Complement | 18 (2 officers, 16 enlisted men)[2] |
History edit
She was laid down as a seiner[2] at the Tacoma shipyard of the Tacoma Boat Building Company.[1] On 24 May 1942, she was acquired by the U.S. Navy[1] while still being built[2] and completed later in the year.[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 assigned to Ralph C. Parker's Alaskan Sector of the 13th Naval District colloquially known as the "Alaskan Navy".
In 1946, she was transferred to the United States Maritime Commission; her ultimate fate is unknown.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Priolo, Gary P.; Wright, David L. "YP-400". NavSource – Naval Source History. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Aleutian Heroes, the "Yippiees"". Pacific Motor Boat. April 1943. pp. 7–10.
The YP-400, a 94-foot, 400 hp Atlas diesel powered seiner taken over by the Navy while still on the builder's ways. Like other YP vessels, she's been in the thick of the Aleutian fighting ever since.
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