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YP-153

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Alpha - Papa - Echo NAPE

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

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

District Patrol Vessel

Built by Martinac & Anderson, Seattle, WA ¹

Completed for Louis Peterson, Seattle, WA, as purse seiner Waldero (ON 235234), 1936

Launched, unknown

Acquired by the US Navy, 18 December 1941

Placed in service as YP-153, date unknown

Allocated to the 13th Naval District

Placed out of service, date unknown

Struck from the Naval Register, 08 May 1946

To WSA for disposal, 12 April 1946

Registered to John Breskovich, Tacoma, WA, as Waldero, 1946

Registered to Richard E. DePolo, Warrenton, OR, 1948

Lost off coast of southern California, 1950

^{1. Many online sources (probably based on Colton's shipbuildinghistory.com) cite builder as Anderson & Cristofani, San Francisco, but Lloyd's Register and MVUS cite Seattle location.}

Specifications:
Displacement 130 gross tons, 88 net tons
Length 78' 1"
Beam 23' 4"
Draft 10' 0"
Speed unknown
Armament unknown
Complement unknown

Propulsion

one Cooper Bessemer 6-cylinder diesel

single propeller, 300shp

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description		Contributed By
143115301	99k	*Waldero* as completed, date and exact location unknown.		Dave Wright

There is no DANFS history record for YP-153 available at Navsource

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

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