USS YP-86

History
Name	YP-86 (ex-Pacific Fisher)
Builder	Martinolich Shipbuilding Company, Tacoma
Completed	1937
Acquired	acquired by U.S. Navy, 7 April 1941
Decommissioned	27 June 1944
Out of service	1944
Stricken	18 July 1944
Identification	code letters: NBSO[1] ; ;
Honours and; awards	American Defense Service Medal [1] ; Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal[1] ; World War II Victory Medal[1];
Fate	Sold to private sector, 1945
General characteristics
Type	Seiner
Displacement	113 gross tons; 77 net tons[1]
Length	73.5 ft (22.4 m) o/a[1]
Beam	9.75 ft (2.97 m)[1]
Propulsion	one Diesel engine, single propeller, 200 shp[1]

USS YP-86 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 a seiner in the Tacoma shipyard of Martinolich Shipbuilding Company.[2][3][1] She was completed in 1937 and named Pacific Fisher[3][2] (ON 236159).[1] On 7 April 1941, she was acquired by the U.S. Navy and designated as a Yard Patrol Craft (YP).[1] She was one of the initial ships assembled by Captain Ralph C. Parker for the Alaskan Sector, Northwest Sea Frontier, 13th Naval District[2] colloquially known as the "Alaskan Navy". She spent her entire career serving in the Aleutian Islands.[1]

On 27 June 1944, she was decommissioned.[1] On 18 July 1944, she was struck from the Naval List.[1] On 6 October 1944, she was transferred to the United States Maritime Administration.[1] In 1945, she was sold to Coastwise Fisheries of Seattle, Washington.[1] In 1961, she was sold to Merrill W. Henington of Seldovia, Alaska.[1]

Priolo, Gary P.; Wright, David L. "YP-86". NavSource – Naval Source History. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
"Aleutian Heroes, the "Yippiees"". Pacific Motor Boat. April 1943. pp. 7–10. YP-86 illustrates the typical appearance of a former seiner after conversion to a naval auxiliary. The seine table has been removed, house extended, and the vessel equipped with depth charges, life raft, and much other special gear.
Colton, Tim (28 March 2017). "Patrol and Training Craft (YP)". shipbuildinghistory.com.

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