USS YP-88

History
Name	YP-88 (ex-Adventure)
Laid down	1937
Completed	1937
Honours and; awards	American Campaign Medal; Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal; World War II Victory Medal;
Fate	Sunk by grounding, 28 October 1943
General characteristics
Type	Patrol boat
Displacement	130 gross register tons
Length	75 ft (23 m) o/a
Beam	20.5 ft (6.2 m)
Draught	9.5 ft (2.9 m)
Installed power	200 shp
Propulsion	one Diesel engine; single screw;

USS YP-88 was a converted fishing vessel that served as an auxiliary patrol boat in the U.S. Navy during World War II.

History

She was laid down and completed in 1937;^[2] and named Adventure.^[2]^[1]^[3] In 1941, she was acquired by the U.S. Navy, designated as a Yard Patrol Craft (YP),^[1] and assigned to the 13th Naval District. 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 28 October 1943, she was grounded at Amchitka, Aleutian Islands^[1]^[4]^[5] and was struck from the Naval List.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m Priolo, Gary P.; Wright, David L. "YP-88". NavSource – Naval Source History. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
^ ^a ^b Colton, Tim (28 March 2017). "Patrol and Training Craft (YP)". shipbuildinghistory.com.
^ ^a ^b "Aleutian Heroes, the "Yippiees"". Pacific Motor Boat. April 1943. pp. 7–10.
^ "Official Chronology of the US Navy in WWII". Ibiblio. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
^ Lettens, Jan (17 July 2012). "YP-88 (+1943)". wrecksite.eu.