YP-97 was a converted fishing vessel which served as an auxiliary patrol boat in the U.S. Navy during World War II.

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.

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