USS YP-45 explained

USS YP-45 was a wooden-hulled patrol vessel in commission in the fleet of the United States Coast Guard as CG-133 from 1925 to 1934, and in the fleet of the United States Navy as YP-45 from 1934 until 1945.

History

She was laid down at the Fall River, Massachusetts shipyard of the Crowninshield Shipbuilding Company, one of 203 "Six-Bitters" ordered by the United States Coast Guard.^{[1] [2]} She was designed for long-range picket and patrol duty during Prohibition for postings 20 to 30 miles from shore.^[3] The date of her launching and completion is uncertain although the class design was finalized in April 1924 and all of the Six-Bitters were commissioned by 1925.^[3] She was commissioned in 1925 as CG-133.^{[1] [2]} In 1934, she was transferred to the United States Navy and designated as a Yard Patrol Craft (YP).^[2] In 1946, she was sold to the War Shipping Administration.^[1]

Notes and References

1. Book: Flynn, Jr., James T. . Vessels of less than 100-feet in Length . U.S. Coast Guard Small Cutters and Patrol Boats 1915 - 2012. June 23, 2014 .
2. Web site: Tim . Colton . Patrol and Training Craft (YP) . shipbuildinghistory.com . March 28, 2017.
3. Web site: Rum War: The U.S. Coast Guard and Prohibition (Coast Guard Bicentennial Series) . Donald L. . Canney . 1989 . U.S. Coast Guard . 17 March 2020. The final plans were available in April 2014 and the first of the class, CG-100, was commission October 21, 1924. CG-302, the last completed, was commissioned July 18, 1925. An average of five completed each week..