USS YP-97

History
United States
Name	YP-97
Builder	Engineering Equipment & Supply Company, Mandaluyong, Manila
Launched	1941
Completed	1941
Acquired	acquired by U.S. Navy, 1941
Stricken	24 July 1942
Homeport	Manila, Philippines
Honours and awards	1 Battle Stars  American Defense Service Medal[1]  Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal[1]  World War II Victory Medal[1]  Philippine Defense Medal[1]
Fate	March 1942, likely destroyed
General characteristics
Type	Patrol boat
Length	65 ft 8 in (20.02 m) o/a[1]
Beam	12 ft 6 in (3.81 m)[1]
Draught	3 ft 6 in (1.07 m)[1]
Installed power	590 horsepower[1]
Propulsion	Gasoline engine[1]

YP-97 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 in Mandaluyong, Manila by the Engineering Equipment & Supply Company.^[2][1] She was acquired on the stocks by the U.S. Navy for $35,000, launched in 1941, and designated as a Yard Patrol Craft (YP).^[2][3] She was assigned to the Asiatic Fleet, 16th Naval District^[1] where she served on the Base Section of the Inshore Patrol along with Maryann (flagship), Ranger (tugboat), Trabajador (tugboat), Fisheries II, and Perry.^[4] Her commanding officer was Ensign George K. Petritz.^[4][5][6] It is possible that YP-97 was also known by the name Perry. ^[7]

In March 1942, she was lost during the Battle of Bataan.^[1] On 24 July 1942, she was struck from the Naval List.^[1]

References

1. Priolo, Gary P.; Wright, David L. "YP-97". NavSource - Naval Source History. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
2. Colton, Tim (28 March 2017). "Patrol and Training Craft (YP)". shipbuildinghistory.com.
3. Naval Expenditures 1941. United States Navy. 1942. p. 343.
4. Wright, David X. "United States Asiatic Fleet, Order of Battle, December 1941". asiaticfleet.com.
5. "Ensign George K. Petriz". Rockford Public Library Local History.
6. "Lt. Gerge K. Petriz, ex. '38" (PDF). The Notre Dame Alumnus. April 1945. He was attached to the Inshore Patrol at Cavite and served in this general area until his capture by the Japanese when Corregidor fell on May 6, 1942. During this time he was Commanding Officer of patrol craft, including the USS YP-97 and the "Fisheries Two," and for action against the enemy from Dec., 1941 to March 7, 1942; and from April 19 to April 28, 1942, was awarded the Navy Cross.
7. https://www.navsource.org/archives/14/31097.htm