USS YP-16

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CG-267 aside CG-816 and CG-263, Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (snipped).jpg
CG-267 aside CG-816 and forward of CG-263, Port Townsend, Washington, 1920s
Ensign of the United States Coast Guard (1915-1953).png United States Coast Guard
NameCG-267
Ordered1924
Builder Lake Union Dry Dock and Machine Works, Seattle
Commissioned1925
Homeport Bremerton, Washington
Identification
Fatetransferred to United States Navy, January 1934
Flag of the United States Navy (official).svgUS flag 48 stars.svg United States Navy
NameYP-16
AcquiredJanuary 1934
ReclassifiedYP-16
Stricken24 July 1942
Homeport Agana, Guam
Honours and
awards
FateSunk by enemy aircraft, 10 December 1941
General characteristics
Tonnage37.5  GRT [2]
Length74.9 ft (22.8 m) o/a [2]
Beam13.6 ft (4.1 m)
Draught3.75 ft (1.14 m)
Installed power500 SHP [2]
Propulsiontwo Sterling 6-cylinder gasoline engines, two propellers [2]
Complement8
Armament1 x 1-pounder gun forward

USS YP-16 was a wooden-hulled patrol vessel in commission in the fleet of the United States Coast Guard as CG-267 from 1925 to 1934, and in the fleet of the United States Navy as YP-16 from 1934 until 1941. She was sunk by Japanese aircraft during the Japanese attack on Guam.

History

She was laid down at the Seattle shipyard of the Lake Union Dry Dock and Machine Works, Seattle, one of 203 "Six-Bitters" ordered by the United States Coast Guard. [2] She was designed for long-range picket and patrol duty during Prohibition for postings 20 to 30 miles from shore. [3] The date of her launching and completion is uncertain although the class design was finalized in April 1924 and all of the Six-Bitters were commissioned by 1925. [3] She was commissioned in 1925 as CG-267. [2] In January 1934, she was transferred to the United States Navy and designated as a Yard Patrol Craft (YP). [2] She was assigned to the 13th Naval District where she trained reservists. [2] On 22 October 1940, she along with her sister ship YP-17, were delivered to Guam aboard the replenishment oiler Ramapo for duty as a patrol boat and island defense. [2] On 10 December 1941, she was attacked and severely damaged by Japanese aircraft; [2] her crew burned the hulk [4] to avoid capture during the Japanese attack on Guam. She was struck from the Naval List on 24 July 1942. [2] Her crew was captured and sent to Japanese internment camps. [2]

She was awarded one battle star. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ Commercial and Government Radio Stations of the U.S. - Government Ship Radio Stations. United States Department of Commerce. 30 June 1924. p. 101.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Priolo, Gary P.; Wright, David L. "YP-16 ex CG-267 (1925 - 1934)". NavSource - Naval Source History. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  3. 1 2 Canney, Donald L. (1989). "Rum War: The U.S. Coast Guard and Prohibition (Coast Guard Bicentennial Series)" (PDF). U.S. Coast Guard. Retrieved 17 March 2020. The final plans were available in April 2014 and the first of the class, CG-100, was commission October 21, 1924. CG-302, the last completed, was commissioned July 18, 1925. An average of five completed each week.
  4. ↑ Flynn, Jr., James T. (23 June 2014). Vessels of less than 100-feet in Length (PDF). U.S. Coast Guard Small Cutters and Patrol Boats 1915 - 2012.
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