USS Iona (YT-107)

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USS Iona (YT-107) at Cavite Navy Yard, Philippines
History
Armada Española EnsignSpain
NameUnknown
Fateseized by the United States, 1898
United States
NameIona
NamesakeIona
Acquiredcaptured by United States Navy, 1898
Commissioned1898
Honours and
awards
Fatesunk, 3 January 1942
General characteristics
TypeHarbor 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[edit]

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[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Priolo, Gary P.; Wright, David L. "Iona (YT-107)". NavSource - Naval Source History. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Iona I (YT-107)". Naval History and Heritage Command, United States Navy. 22 July 2015.
  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.
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