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YP-152

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Alpha - Mike - India NAMI

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal

YP- Net Patrol Vessel

Built by Western Boat Building, Tacoma, WA (YN 120)

Completed for Paul Sleipnes, Tacoma, WA, as the seiner Western Traveler (ON 235946), 1937

Acquired by the US Navy, 20 December 1941

Assigned to Thirteenth Naval District, operated in Aleutians

Placed in service as YP-152, date unknown

Placed out of service, date unknown

Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown

To WSA (War Shipping Administration) for disposal, 11 March 1946

Registered to Bertil A. Warvick, Tacoma, WA, 1946

Sold to L.J. LeCompte, Seattle, WA, 1960

Final disposition, sunk in collision with Nelco I in Grenville Channel, British Columbia, 04 December 1961

Specifications:
Displacement 129 gross tons, 71 net tons
Length 78' 10"
Beam 22' 4"
Draft 10' 4"
Speed unknown
Armament unknown
Complement unknown

Propulsion

Diesel

single propeller, 300shp

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description		Contributed By
143115201	24k	Prewar shot of *Western Traveler*, date and location unknown.		Dave Wright

There is no DANFS history record for YP-152 available at Navsource

Crew Contact And Reunion Information
U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log

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Last Updated 02 June 2023