USS ''YP-155'' was a converted fishing vessel which served as an auxiliary patrol boat in the U.S. Navy during

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History

She was laid down as

seiner A fishing vessel is a boat or ship used to catch fish in the sea, or on a lake or river. Many different kinds of vessels are used in commercial, artisanal and recreational fishing. The total number of fishing vessels in the world in 2016 was es ...

and named ''Storm''. In 1941, she was acquired by the U.S. Navy, designated as a

Yard Patrol Craft Yard Patrol craft are used by the United States Navy for training and for research purposes. They are designated as YP in the hull classification symbol system. They were nicknamed "Yippy boats" after the "YP" classification symbol. World War I ...

(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". She operated out of

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. On 3 January 1946, she was struck from the Naval List.

References

Auxiliary ships of the United States Navy Yard patrol boats of the United States Navy Ships of the Aleutian Islands campaign {{US-navy-stub