''YP-97'' was a converted fishing vessel which served as an auxiliary

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in the

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during

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History

She was laid down in

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by the Engineering Equipment & Supply Company. She was acquired on the stocks by the

for $35,000, launched in 1941, and designated as a

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(YP). She was assigned to the

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where she served on the Base Section of the Inshore Patrol along with '' Maryann'' (flagship), ''

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'' (tugboat), '' Trabajador'' (tugboat), ''

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'', and ''Perry''. Her commanding officer was Ensign George K. Petritz. It is possible that ''YP-97'' was also known by the name ''Perry''. https://www.navsource.org/archives/14/31097.htm In March 1942, she was lost during the

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. On 24 July 1942, she was struck from the

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References

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