USS YP-153

She was laid down as seiner^[2] at the San Francisco shipyard of Anderson & Cristofani.^[1] In 1936, she was completed^[1] and named Waldero.^[2] On 18 December 1941, she was acquired by the U.S. Navy, designated as a Yard Patrol Craft (YP), and assigned to the 13th Naval District.^[1] She was one of the initial ships assigned to Ralph C. Parker's Alaskan Sector of the 13th Naval District colloquially known as the "Alaskan Navy".

On 8 May 1946, she was struck from the Naval List and sold later in the year.^[1]