YP-251 (Patrol Craft)
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | MV Foremost |
| Operator | Private owners |
| Builder | Marine Ways, Seattle, Washington |
| Completed | 1924 |
| Fate | Sold to U.S. Navy, 11 December 1941 |
| United States Navy | |
| Name | YP-251 |
| Acquired | 11 December 1941 |
| In service | 31 December 1941 |
| Stricken | 24 October 1945 |
| Honors & awards | |
| Fate | Transferred to War Shipping Administration, 18 March 1946 |
| United States | |
| Name | MV Foremost |
| Operator | Private owners |
| In service | 1946 |
| Renamed | MV Le Roy 1954 |
| Fate | Extant 1957 |
| General characteristics as U.S. Navy patrol vessel | |
| Type | Patrol vessel |
| Tonnage |
|
| Length | 79 ft 8 in (24.28 m) |
| Beam | 18 ft 5 in (5.61 m) |
| Draft | 8 ft (2.44 m) |
| Propulsion | One diesel engine, 165 shp (123 kW), one shaft |
YP-251 was a converted fishing vessel which served in the U.S. Navy during World War II from 1941 to 1945. She operated in the waters of the Territory of Alaska during the war. Before the war, she operated as the commercial fishing vessel MV Foremost from 1924 to 1941. After the war, she again operated as the commercial vessel MV Foremost from 1946 to 1954, then was renamed MV LeRoy.