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USS YP-153
USS ''YP-153'' 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 as seiner at the San Francisco shipyard of Anderson & Cristofani. In 1936, she was completed and named ''Waldero''. On 18 December 1941, she was acquired by the U.S. Navy, designated as a Yard Patrol Craft (YP), and assigned to the 13th Naval District The naval district was a U.S. Navy military and administrative command ashore. Apart from Naval District Washington, the Districts were disestablished and renamed Navy Regions about 1999, and are now under Commander, Naval Installations Command .... 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". On 8 May 1946, she was struck from the Naval List and sold later in the year. References 1936 ships Auxiliary ships of the United States Navy Ships built in San Francisco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anderson & Cristofani
Anderson & Cristofani was a wooden shipbuilding company in San Francisco, California. To support the World War 2 demand for ships Anderson & Cristofani shipyard switched over to military construction and built: US Navy APc-1-class small coastal transports, APC coastal transports, tugboats, Patrol Boats and Minesweepers. History Founded by Walter Anderson and Alfred Christofani. Anderson & Cristofani was started the early 1870s building San Francisco Bay scow schooners, which they built till the mid-1930s. Anderson & Cristofani built pleasure craft and workboats. The boatyard was at Shipwright's Cottage, 900 Innes Avenue, in the India Basin, San Francisco, India Basin at Hunters Point Naval Shipyard, Hunter's Point. Henry P. Anderson, a shipwright from Denmark first worked at John Dirks’ boatyard when he arrived in 1893. Anderson joined Alf Cristofani in 1926 to form the Anderson & Cristofani Boatyard. The Anderson & Cristofani boatyard closed in 1988 and was taken over by Al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
