USS San Felipe

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U. S. Navy Ferry Boat San Felipe.jpg
YFB-12 photographed off the Cavite Navy Yard, Philippines, during the 1920s or 1930s
History
Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svgUnited States
NameEngineer
Operator United States Army
Builder Hong Kong & Whampoa Dock Company, Hong Kong
Launched1907
Completed1907
Fate
  • transferred to the U.S. Navy, 28 December 1917
  • transferred back to the U.S. Army, 1919
  • transferred back to the U.S. Navy, 9 October 1922
Flag of the United States.svgUS flag 48 stars.svgUnited States
OperatorUnited States Navy
RenamedSan Felipe
Reclassified ferry boat (YFB-12)
Stricken24 July 1942
Honours &
awards
Fatecaptured by Japanese forces, 6 May 1942
War flag of the Imperial Japanese Army.svg Japan
Operator Imperial Japanese Army
RenamedAki Maru
Reclassified transport ship
IdentificationIJA 2215
Fateunknown
General characteristics
Class & type tugboat
Tonnage298.8 gross register tons [2]
Length111.5 ft (34.0 m) o/a [2]
Beam21.67 ft (6.61 m) [2]
Draught9.75 ft (2.97 m) [2]
Installed power500 Steam horsepower [1]
Propulsiontwo vertical triple expansion (9"-14"-25"x15") steam engines, twin screws [1]
Speed10 knots [2]

San Felipe (YFB-12) (ex-Engineer) was a United States Army steel tugboat that later served as a ferryboat in the U.S. Navy and as an Imperial Japanese Army transport during World War II.

History

She was completed in 1907 at the Hong Kong shipyard of Hong Kong & Whampoa Dock Company for the benefit of the United States Army as the steel tugboat, Engineer. [1] [3] On 28 December 1917, she was transferred to the United States Navy and assigned to the United States Asiatic Fleet, 16th Naval District [1] [2] [4] but then returned to the U.S. Army in 1919. [1] On 9 October 1922, she was transferred back to the U.S. Navy, 16th Naval District [1] to replace the Callao (YFB-11). [2] On 1 November 1922, [2] she was renamed San Felipe and designated as ferryboat/launch, YFB-12. [1] She worked as a ferry boat between the Cavite and Manila. [5] On 10 December 1941, she was assigned to the Inshore Patrol and survived the bombing of Cavite Naval Yard and on 8 April 1942, she assisted in the evacuation of personnel from the Mariveles Naval Section Base to Corregidor during the Battle of Bataan. [1] On 6 May 1942, she was captured by Japanese forces after the Fall of Corregidor and returned to service as Imperial Japanese Army transport Aki Maru. [1] Her ultimate fate is unknown. [1]

On 24 July 1942, she was struck from the Naval Register. [1] She earned one battle star. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Priolo, Gary P.; Wright, David L. "San Felipe (YFB-12) ex Engineer (1917 - 1922)". NavSource - Naval Source History. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "San Felipe". Naval History and Heritage Command, United States Navy .
  3. ↑ "Engineer II (Seagoing Tug)". Naval History and Heritage Command, United States Navy .
  4. ↑ Wright, David X. "United States Asiatic Fleet Order of Battle, December 1941". The United States Asiatic Fleet. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  5. ↑ "San Felipe YFB-12". historycentral.com.
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