USS YP-93
USS YP-93 was a converted fishing vessel which served as an auxiliary patrol boat in the U.S. Navy during World War II.
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| Name | YP-93 (ex-Margaret F) |
| Completed | 1937 |
| Acquired | 14 April 1941 |
| Honours and awards | |
| Fate | Sold, 1946 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Patrol boat |
| Displacement | 130 gross register tons[2] |
| Length | 76 ft (23 m) o/a[2] |
| Beam | 20 ft (6.1 m)[1] |
| Draught | 9.75 ft (2.97 m)[1] |
| Installed power | 200 shp[1] |
| Propulsion | |
History
She was laid down in Seattle, Washington.[2] She was completed in 1937 and named Margaret F.[2][1][3] On 14 April 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 the Ralph C. Parker's Alaskan Sector[3] of the 13th Naval District colloquially known as the "Alaskan Navy".
On 8 May 1946, she was struck from the Naval List,[1] transferred to the United States Maritime Administration, and sold later in the year.[2]
She is not to be confused with similarly designated USS YP-93 (ex-Zumbrota) built in 1914.[4]
References
- Priolo, Gary P.; Wright, David L. "YP-93 (II)". NavSource – Naval Source History. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
- Colton, Tim (28 March 2017). "Patrol and Training Craft (YP)". shipbuildinghistory.com.
- "Aleutian Heroes, the "Yippiees"". Pacific Motor Boat. April 1943. pp. 7–10.
- Priolo, Gary P.; Wright, David L. "YP-93 ex-Zumbrota (SP 93)". NavSource – Naval Source History. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
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