USS Iona (YT-107)

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USS IONA (YT-107) at Cavite Navy Yard, Philippine Islands.jpeg
USS Iona (YT-107) at Cavite Navy Yard, Philippines
History
Flag of Spain (1785-1873 and 1875-1931).svg Spain
NameUnknown
Fateseized by the United States, 1898
Flag of the United States.svgUnited States
NameIona
Namesake Iona
Acquiredcaptured by United States Navy, 1898
Commissioned1898
Honours and
awards
Fatesunk, 3 January 1942
General characteristics
Type Harbor tug
Tonnage107  GRT [2]
Length56 ft (17 m) o/a [2]
Beam10.25 ft (3.12 m) [2]
Draught5.67 ft (1.73 m) [2]
Installed power125 hp (93 kW) [1]
Propulsionsteam, single screw [1]

USS Iona (YT-107) was a wooden-hulled, harbor tug of the United States Navy that served during World War II.

History

She was seized by the United States at the Cavite Navy Yard in 1898 sometime after the Battle of Manila Bay from Spain during the Spanish–American War. [2] [1] Her original name, place of building, date of origin, and classification are unknown. [2] [1] In 1898, she was christened USS Iona, commissioned the United States Navy, and assigned to the Cavite Navy Yard, 16th Naval District, United States Asiatic Fleet. [2] [1] [3] On 17 July 1920, she was designated as District Harbor Tug YT-107. [2] [1] She is believed to have been destroyed in an air raid at Cavite Navy Yard during the Japanese occupation of the Philippines on 3 January 1942. [2] [1] [4]

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References

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  3. Wright, David X. "United States Asiatic Fleet Order of Battle, December 1941". The United States Asiatic Fleet. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  4. Tonys, Alan (31 January 2017). "USS Iona (YT-107) (+1942)". Wrecksite . Retrieved 29 March 2020.