USS Banaag

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Flag of the United States.svg United States Navy
NameBanaag
Namesake"Dawn" in Tagalog [1]
Builder Hong Kong and Whampoa Dock Company Ltd., Hong Kong
Launched1910
Completed1910
Commissioned1 February 1911
Stricken24 July 1942
Identification Hull number: YT-104
Honours and
awards
Fatebelieved destroyed, 25 December 1941
General characteristics
Tonnage125  GRT [1]
Length96 ft (29 m) o/a [1]
Beam16 ft (4.9 m) [1]
Draught7.5 ft (2.3 m) [1]
Propulsionsteam, single screw [2]
Armament1 x 3-pounder gun [1]

USS Banaag (YT-104) was a harbor tug of the United States Navy that served during World War II.

History

She was laid down at the Hong Kong shipyard of Hong Kong and Whampoa Dock Company Ltd. as a copper-sheathed composite hull tug for the benefit of the United States Navy. [1] [2] On 1 February 1911, she was delivered and commissioned at the Olongapo Naval Station, 16th Naval District, United States Asiatic Fleet. [2] [3] On 17 July 1920, she was designated as District Harbor Tug YT-104. [2] She is believed to have been destroyed during the Japanese occupation of the Olongapo Naval Station on 25 December 1941. [1] Her 3-pounder gun had previously been removed and given to the 4th Marine Regiment during the Battle of Bataan. [1]

On 24 July 1942, she was struck from the Naval Register and listed as "lost due to enemy occupation". [1] [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Cressman, Robert J. "Service Ship Photo ArchiveBanaag (Tug) 1911-1942". Naval History and Heritage Command, United States Navy .
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Priolo, Gary P. "Banaag (YT-104)". NavSource - Naval Source History. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  3. Wright, David X. "United States Asiatic Fleet Order of Battle, December 1941". The United States Asiatic Fleet. Retrieved 8 March 2017.