YP-152 as Western Traveler before conversion to patrol boat
History
Name	USS YP-152
Builder	Western Boat Building Company, Tacoma
Completed	1936
Acquired	18 December 1941
Out of service	sold, 1946
Stricken	8 May 1946
Identification	235946
Honors and awards	American Campaign Medal[1]  World War II Victory Medal[1]
Fate	Sunk in collision, 1961
Notes	Call sign: NAMI[1]
General characteristics
Type	Patrol boat
Length	78.8 ft (24.0 m) o/a[1]
Beam	23.33 ft (7.11 m)[1]
Installed power	300 SHP
Propulsion	Cooper-Bessemer[2] Diesel engine[1] 1 × screw

USS YP-152 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^[2] at the Tacoma shipyard of Western Boat Building Company,^[1] completed in 1936,^[3] and named Western Traveler.^[2] On 18 December 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^[2] of the 13th Naval District colloquially known as the "Alaskan Navy".

In 1946, she was returned to her former owners.^[1] In 1961, she was involved in a collision and sunk in the Grenville Channel off the coast of British Columbia.^[1]