USS_Banaag
USS Banaag (YT-104) was a harbor tug of the United States Navy that served during World War II.
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States Navy | |
| Name | Banaag |
| Namesake | "Dawn" in Tagalog[1] |
| Builder | Hong Kong and Whampoa Dock Company Ltd., Hong Kong |
| Launched | 1910 |
| Completed | 1910 |
| Commissioned | 1 February 1911 |
| Stricken | 24 July 1942 |
| Identification | Hull number: YT-104 |
| Honours and awards | |
| Fate | believed destroyed, 25 December 1941 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 125 GRT[1] |
| Length | 96 ft (29 m) o/a[1] |
| Beam | 16 ft (4.9 m)[1] |
| Draught | 7.5 ft (2.3 m)[1] |
| Propulsion | steam, single screw[2] |
| Armament | 1 x 3-pounder gun[1] |
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]
- Priolo, Gary P. "Banaag (YT-104)". NavSource - Naval Source History. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
- Wright, David X. "United States Asiatic Fleet Order of Battle, December 1941". The United States Asiatic Fleet. Retrieved 8 March 2017.