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Sunk by Japanese gunfire at Corregidor, 12 April 1942
YAG-4
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 Hong Kong and Whampoa Dock Co. Ltd., Hong Kong, BCC
Completed for North Negros Sugar Co., Ltd. Iloilo, PI as motor cargo vessel Manapla, 1931
Acquisition by Navy directed, 02 June 1941
Purchased by Navy for $59,500
Delivered to Navy and placed in service at Cavite Navy Yard, 25 June 1941
Intended to be fitted as a minesweeper
Contrary to most reports, YAG-4 survived the bombing of Cavite and the fall of Manila, and was active in the Bataan campaign, assigned to the 16th Naval District's Inshore Patrol
Evacuated personnel from Mariveles, 08 April 1942
Sunk by Japanese gunfire in South Harbor, Corregidor, 12 April 1942
Struck from Naval Register, 22 February 1943
YAG-4 was awarded one battle star for World War II service
Specifications:
Displacement 248 gross tons, 111 net tons
Length 125' 9" waterline, 131' 0" overall
Beam 24' 1"
Draft 7' 6"
Speed unknown
Complement 2 officers, 30 enlisted
Armament unknown
Propulsion one Atlas 4-cylinder diesel, 200bhp
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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-4 at the Naval History and Heritage Command website
Crew Contact And Reunion Information
U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
This page was created by Gary P. Priolo and maintained by David L. Wright
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Last Updated 27 February 2021
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