USS YP-93

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History
NameYP-93 (ex-Margaret F)
Completed1937
Acquired14 April 1941
Honours and
awards
FateSold, 1946
General characteristics
TypePatrol boat
Displacement130 gross register tons[2]
Length76 ft (23 m) o/a[2]
Beam20 ft (6.1 m)[1]
Draught9.75 ft (2.97 m)[1]
Installed power200 shp[1]
Propulsion
  • one Diesel engine[1]
  • single screw[1]

USS YP-93 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 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

  1. Jump up to: 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 Priolo, Gary P.; Wright, David L. "YP-93 (II)". NavSource – Naval Source History. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  2. Jump up to: 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Colton, Tim (28 March 2017). "Patrol and Training Craft (YP)". shipbuildinghistory.com.
  3. Jump up to: 3.0 3.1 "Aleutian Heroes, the "Yippiees"". Pacific Motor Boat. April 1943. pp. 7–10.
  4. Priolo, Gary P.; Wright, David L. "YP-93 ex-Zumbrota (SP 93)". NavSource – Naval Source History. Retrieved 10 June 2020.