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

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in the

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during World War II.

History

She was laid down in Mandaluyong, Manila by the Engineering Equipment & Supply Company. She was acquired on the stocks by the

for $35,000, launched in 1941, and designated as a Yard Patrol Craft (YP). She was assigned to the Asiatic Fleet, 16th Naval District where she served on the Base Section of the Inshore Patrol along with ''Maryann (yacht), Maryann'' (flagship), ''Ranger (1940), Ranger'' (tugboat), ''Trabajador (1931), Trabajador'' (tugboat), ''Fisheries II'', and ''Perry''. Her commanding officer was Ensign George K. Petritz. It is possible that ''YP-97'' was also known by the name ''Perry''. http://www.navsource.net/archives/14/31097.htm In March 1942, she was lost during the Battle of Bataan. On 24 July 1942, she was struck from the Naval List.

References

Auxiliary ships of the United States Navy 1941 ships Yard patrol boats of the United States Navy {{US-navy-stub