USS YP-148

USS YP-148 was a converted fishing vessel which served as an auxiliary patrol boat in the U.S. Navy during World War II.

Pre-war photo of YP-148 prior to conversion to patrol boat
History
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]

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]

References
  1. Colton, Tim (28 March 2017). "Western Boatbuilding, Tacoma WA". shipbuildinghistory.com.
  2. Colton, Tim (28 March 2017). "Patrol and Training Craft (YP)". shipbuildinghistory.com.
  3. "Aleutian Heroes, the "Yippiees"". Pacific Motor Boat. April 1943. pp. 7–10.
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