USS YP-400 was a seiner acquired by the U.S. Navy before completion during World War II to serve as a patrol boat.

History

She was laid down as a seiner at the Tacoma shipyard of the Tacoma Boat Building Company. On 24 May 1942, she was acquired by the U.S. Navy while still being built and completed later in the year. She was designated as a Yard Patrol Craft (YP) and assigned to the 13th Naval District. Her commanding officer was Lieutenant Commandeer Vernon Johnson. She was one of the initial ships assigned to Ralph C. Parker's Alaskan Sector of the 13th Naval District colloquially known as the "Alaskan Navy".

USS YP-400

In 1946, she was transferred to the United States Maritime Commission; her ultimate fate is unknown.

USS YP-400

References

1942 ships

Auxiliary ships of the United States Navy

Ships built in Tacoma, Washington

Yard patrol boats of the United States Navy

Ships of the Aleutian Islands campaign

USS YP-400