USS_Iona_(YT-107)

USS <i>Iona</i> (YT-107)

USS Iona (YT-107)

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

For other ships with the same name, see USS Iona.
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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]

References

  1. [1]
    Priolo, Gary P.; Wright, David L. "Iona (YT-107)". NavSource - Naval Source History. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  2. [2]
    "Iona I (YT-107)". Naval History and Heritage Command, United States Navy. 22 July 2015.
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    Wright, David X. "United States Asiatic Fleet Order of Battle, December 1941". The United States Asiatic Fleet. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  4. [4]
    Tonys, Alan (31 January 2017). "USS Iona (YT-107) (+1942)". Wrecksite. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
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