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Lost incident to the Japanese occupation of the Philippine Islands, 02 January 1942

YAG-2

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - American Defense Service Medal
Bottom Row - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal - Philippines Defense Medal

Self-propelled Steel-hulled Miscellaneous Auxiliary Service Craft:

Built by South China Shipbuilding and Railway Works, Hong Kong, BCC

Launched, 27 October 1931

Completed for Hoi Fook Shipping Co., Ltd., Hong Kong, as motor cargo vessel Hoi Kong (British ON 154068), 1931

Acquired by the North Negros Sugar Co., Ltd. Iloilo, PI, and renamed Robert O., 1933

Acquisition by Navy directed, 02 June 1941

Purchased by Navy for $59,500

Delivered to Navy and placed in service at Cavite Navy Yard, 19 June 1941

Intended to be fitted as a net tender

Was under conversion at Cavite Navy Yard when it was bombed and destroyed by Japanese forces, 10 December 1941

Abandoned when Cavite Navy Yard was evacuated

Considered lost with the fall of Manila, 02 January 1942

Struck fron the Naval Register, 22 February 1943

YAG-2 was awarded one battle star for World War II service

Salvaged by Japanese 1942-43 and placed in service as Army transport Yamashiro Maru (#2213)

Final disposition unknown

Specifications:
Displacement 288 gross tons, 150 net tons
Length 128' 5" waterline, 135' 3" overall
Beam 25' 7"
Draft 8' 0"
Speed unknown
Complement 3 officers, 40 enlisted
Armament unknown
Propulsion two Deutz 6-cylinder diesel engines, 220bhp

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description		Contributed By
14200202	85k	Launch of *Hoi Fook* at South China Shipbuilding, 27 October 1931. This vessel was a sister of Hoi Kong, the future YAG-2, launched the same day. Photo from The Far Eastern Review, November 1931.		Dave Wright
14200201	108k	Cavite Navy Yard, Manila, Philippine Islands, 27 October 1941. YAG-2 and YAG-4 were under conversion here at this time. The two candidate vessels that are about the right size and type are moored together at the left of the photo while a third is among the larger ships to the right. The larger ships include the submarine tender *USS Canopus* (AS-9)*, two four-piper destroyers, a submarine and three Auk-class minesweepers. National Archives photo 80-G-178321 (cropped)*		Robert Hurst, courtesy Shipscribe.com

There is no DANFS history available for YAG-2 at the Naval History and Heritage Command website

Crew Contact And Reunion Information
U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log

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